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How many times have your parents and teachers told you not to waste time? You must have realised how important time is. This week we will study some idioms related to time. A race against time/the clock: an attempt to do something very quickly because there is only a short time in which it can be done. It is a race against time for the surgeon who is trying to save the critically injured accident victim. About time too!: said of something that should have happened or been done earlier but has been delayed. "Our school is finally going to have a canteen." "About time, too!" Before your time: said of something that happened before you were born or before you were involved with a person or thing. "Did the company have British owners when you joined it?" "No, that was before my time." Be in time (for something): come at the right time to do something; be early enough for something. We entered the cinema hall just in time to catch the beginning of the movie. Be on time: be punctual. The teacher told the latecomer to make sure he reached the school on time the next day. Bide one’s time: wait patiently for a favourable opportunity. I am not happy with my present job but I am just biding my time until I find something I like. Be in the right place at the right time: be in a place where an opportunity is being offered. Even though he is rated the best actor in Bollywood, he doesn’t have any real talent and got there by being in the right place at the right time. Only a matter of time: said of something that is bound to happen although you do not know when. It is only a matter of time before the saplings I have planted in my garden grow into tall trees. (Reference: Cambridge
International Dictionary of Idioms) |
