外教新詞堂
外教新詞堂
1. in the nick of time 及時
Just in time
e.g. The meeting was moved to earlier in the day， but Jesse arrived in the nick of time.
2. Time is of the essence. 沒時間了。
There’s not much time left to do sth.， time is running out.
e.g. Come on Rob！ The report is due this afternoon， so time is of the essence.
3. Time is on sb.’s side. 某人還有大把時間。
No need to hurry， there’s plenty of time.
e.g. The Tigers were losing 2-0， but it was still early， so they knew time was on their side.
4. Time and time again 反複地
Repeatedly， again and again
e.g. I’ve told you time and time again， you need to arrive at class on time and ready to work.
5. Time flies （when you’re having fun）. 在心情好的時候，你會感覺時間過得飛快。
Time seems to go faster when you’re having a good time.
e.g. —Man， it feels like the summer passed by so fast！
—I know what you mean. Time flies， doesn’t it？