Advanced Idioms - Time
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Fill in the blanks with a word that will complete the idiom.
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be .......... for time
pressed
in .......... to no time
not be born ..........
to work .......... the clock
on the .......... of the moment
to .......... on borrowed time
in the .......... run
from/since time ..........
on the ..........
in the .......... of time
from the cradle to the ..........
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1)
in
next
to no time
very quickly or soon
2)
not be born
yesterday
not be stupid or easy to deceive
3)
work
against
the clock
try to do sth in a very limited amount of time
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)
from the cradle to the
grave
for all of a person's life
