used to say that a period of time seems to pass very quickly 开始学习
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‘Is it midnight already?’ ‘Well, you know what they say – time flies when you’re having fun!’
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when something happens later than you were hoping 开始学习
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Eventually, he wrote and apologized. Better late than never, I guess.
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when something happens exactly at the expected time 开始学习
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They arrived at nine o’clock, on the dot.
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if you do something at the last possible moment, (almost too late) w samą porę, w ostatniej chwili 开始学习
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(just) in the nick of time We got to the station just in the nick of time – as we stepped on the train, the doors were closing.
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at the last moment before something important happens 开始学习
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Thankfully, at the eleventh hour, we received the signatures.
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when something happens very quickly 开始学习
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I don’t recall many details of the crash – it all happened in the blink of an eye.
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if you do something enjoyable a lot because you haven’t had the opportunity to do it before 开始学习
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He didn’t get the chance to travel much when he was younger but he’s certainly making up for lost time now!
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When you do something extremely early in the morning 开始学习
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She’s up at the crack of dawn, feeding the chickens.
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when something is done all day and all night, without stopping 开始学习
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Emergency services worked around the clock to rescue stranded residents.
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if something is done too late to prevent a problem 开始学习
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shut/ close the stable door after the horse has gone / bolted: They’re going to stop building houses on the floodplain. Talk about shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted!
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