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Idiom with time
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a stitch in time saves nine | if you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later. |
| all in good time | used to tell someone to be patient because the thing they are eager for will happen when the time is right |
| at the drop of a hat | Immediately, without delay |
| before your time | —used to say that something happened before one was born or before one was involved in some activity You wouldn't know about that. |
| for good | permanently, forever; definitively. |
| for the time being | at this time, for the present; until some other arrangement is made. |
| from time to time | occasionally. |
| in/for donkey's years | a very long time |
| in the nick of time | just before the last moment when something can be changed or something bad will happen |
| once in a blue moon | very rarely. |
| on the spur of the moment | on impulse; without planning in advance. |
| the other day | the recent past |