Advanced Idioms - Time
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Fill in the blanks with a word that will complete the idiom.
ID02
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be .......... for time
pressed
in the .......... of an eye
at the crack of ..........
around/round the ..........
on the .......... of the moment
to .......... on borrowed time
in the .......... run
from/since time ..........
on the ..........
in the .......... of time
at the best of ..........
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Answers
1)
in the
blink
of an eye
very quickly or soon
2)
at the crack of
dawn
very early in the morning, at dawn
3)
around/round the
clock
all day and all night without stopping
4)
on the
spur
of the moment
on impulse, without planning in advance
5)
live
on borrowed time
likely to fail or die very soon
6)
in the
long
run
over or after a long period of time, eventually
7)
since time
immemorial
for a very long time
8)
on the
dot
exactly on time
9)
in the
nick
of time
only just in time
10)
at the best of
times
when everything is going well
