[Ad/Idiom] Idioms about time

2024. 11. 28. 11:22어학연수 in Kaplan

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In the nick of time

: the last minute before too late

High time

: something was done. it is overdue and should have been done before

Time is of the essence

: if you do not hurry, you will miss it

Pressed for time

: do not have much time and in a hurry

Behind the times

: old-fashioned, not keep up with the way things have changed

Bide someone time

: wait patienty

Make up for lost time

: do something faster or more frequently in order to catch up after a period of inactivity

Live on orrowed time

: live on after you were expected to die

The time is ripe

: do it at the proper time

On the spur of the moment

: do it spontaneously, without making a plan

Once in a blue moon

: something that happens very rarely

A stitch in time saves nine

: deal with the problem immediately before it becomes too big

Call it a day

: finish working on something

 

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