Idioms |
| a stitch in time (saves nine) |
used for saying that it is better to solve a problem now, rather than leave it until later when it may be more difficult to deal with |
| all in good time |
used for telling someone to wait for something and not try to make you hurry |
| at the drop of a hat |
immediately or in a way that shows that you have no doubts about doing something |
| before your time |
used for saying that something happened or existed before you were born or before you lived or worked somewhere |
| for good |
permanently, without the possibility of change in the future |
| for the time being |
for now |
| from time to time |
sometimes, but not often |
| in/for donkey's years |
an extremely long time |
| in the nick of time |
just in time to prevent something bad happening |
| once in a blue moon |
very rarely |
| on the spur of the moment |
if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and do not take time to plan it or think carefully about it |
| the other day |
recently |
