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Examples:lit. settling accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom); wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts—the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later—(try to) find the time to—a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow move an inch)—Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John—Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion—prevalent custom of the time—the time just before daybreak—double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement—regardless of the time of day or night—the time comes, fortune turns (idiom); have a lucky break—Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident—the corresponding time period (in a different year etc)—Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution—for the time being (literary)—the time of the incident—at the time of going press—put something aside for the time being [idiom.]—by the time when (sth. is ready etc)—holding two or more (official) posts at the same time—born at the wrong time (idiom); unlucky (esp. complain about one's fate)—sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)—hold two contradictory views at the same time—twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian time-keeping and astronomy—become more resolute with the passing of time [idiom.]— |