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Time - Idioms

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To make up for lost time

To enjoy something as much as possible because you didn’t have the opportunity to do it earlier

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That ship has sailed

An expression used to say that it’s too late, an opportunity has been lost.

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At the eleventh hour

Almost too late or at the last possible moment.

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In the long run

At a time that is far away in the future.

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Around the clock

All day and all night, without stopping.

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Third time's the charm

An expression used to say that one is sure to succeed at a task or event on the third try.

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To live on borrowed time

To continue living after a point at which you might easily have died.

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To do something big time

To do something greatly.

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Against the clock

Rushing to get something completed in a short time.

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Once in a blue moon

Happening very rarely.

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Time after time

Repeatedly

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To clock on/off

To sign in or out of a company to show the hours you’ve worked.

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Behind the times

Old-fashioned, outdated.

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To bide time

delay some action until an ideal moment or situation reveals itself.

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To lose track of time

To forget about the time.

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To give someone a hard time

To treat someone harshly and make things difficult for them.

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To run out of time

Not to have any time left.

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To beat the clock

To succeed in doing something before the time allowed for doing it has ended.

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To have time on one's side

To be young.

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For old time's sake

To do something as a reminder of the good times you had in the past.

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To two-time

To date more than one person at the same time.

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For the umpteenth time!

An expression of frustration when one has done/said something many times and has to do/say it again.

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To call the time on something

To bring an end to something, to stop doing something.

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To have a hell of a time

To have a great time.

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To move with the times

To remain modern.

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