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Examples:A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.—separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)—Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), politician, Soviet expert of the Chinese communists at time of Soviet influence, publisher and Russian translator, captured and executed by Guomindang at the time of the Long March—When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.—beat time with a percussion instrument made of pottery—no time deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared—sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)—the passage of time in a disciplined existence—attack one problem from two angles at the same time—fig. try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible—hold two contradictory views at the same time—fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity—lit. I've admired you for a long time (honorific).—period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)—(old) set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal—provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war)—lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. [idiom.]—become more resolute with the passing of time [idiom.]—venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time [idiom.]— |