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catch (one) at a bad time Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a bad time

a lot of teasing, a rough time The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts.

a hard time

teasing or bugging, a bad time Ken will give you a hard time about missing that free throw.

a rough time

a lot of teasing, a lot of bugging Did your friends give you a rough time about your funny haircut?

a rough time of it

a time of stress or bad luck, a tough time of it After the divorce he had a rough time of it.

a stitch in time saves nine

a small repair may prevent a large repair I believe in maintenance. A stitch in time saves nine.

a tough time of it

a time of stress or bad luck, a rough time of it When Bev left home she had a tough time of it. She had no job.

about time

nearly late, high time It's about time you got here. We've been waiting a long time.

ahead of time

early We started the meeting ahead of time so we could go home early.

all the time

continually She asks for money all the time but I don

at one time

at a time in the past At one time the man had no money but now he is very rich.

at this point in time

now, at this time At this point in time, ten cases of AIDS have been reported.

beat your time

take away your girlfriend or boyfriend I can't believe that your friend would beat your time.

behind the times

old fashioned My aunt is a little behind the times.

big time

a lot, very much, heavy duty You've helped me so much. I owe you big time.

buy time

request time to plan, ask for extra time If we can just buy a little time, maybe the price will go down.

catch you at a bad time

visit or call when it is inconvenient You look very sad. Did I catch you at a bad time?

do time

be in prison, be in a penitentiary He's doing time for sexual assault. He's in for five years.

downtime

time needed to repair a machine When you own a computer, you have to expect some downtime.

easy time of it

not much work to do, an easy life While living with his wealthy aunt, he had an easy time of it.

for the time being

for now, for awhile We really need a new car but for the time being we

from time to time

occasionally We go to that restaurant from time to time.

give me a bad time

tease me, bug me, give me a rough time (see give you a rough time) I wish you wouldn't give me a bad time about my low grades.

give (someone) a hard time

make trouble for someone, tease She was giving her boyfriend a hard time about his new haircut.

give you a hard time

tease you, criticize you, a hassle you Did the class give you a hard time about losing their papers?

give you a rough time

tease you, hassle you (see hassle me) The players gave me a rough time about scoring on my own goalie.

go down for the third time

drown, die, fail In Calculus 101, I'm going down for the third time. I'm failing.

hard times

a time of poverty and drought and famine We endured hard times in the 1930s. We were all poor.

have a good time

be happy, enjoy yourself, have a blast You should come to the party. We'll have a good time.

have a time

have a good time, have fun We really had a time at the party last night.

high time

late, past due, about time It's high time you got a job, Ty. What kind of work do you like?

how time flies

how quickly time passes, how short the time seems How time flies when I visit you. The hours pass too quickly.

in good time

a little early, sooner than necessary I will try and get the information to you in good time so that you will be able to decide what to do.

in no time

very soon, in a sec We'll be there in no time. We have less than a kilometer to go.

in the meantime

for now, meanwhile Someday I want to own a yacht. In the meantime, I have a canoe.

in the nick of time

nearly too late, just in time, under the wire They jumped from the burning boat in the nick of time - just before it sank.

in time

before the deadline, within the time limit The cheque arrived just in time. We flew to Hawaii the next day.

just-in-time

when the manufacturer is ready, not before T-Max has requested just-in-time delivery of the engine parts.

keep good time

work accurately (a clock) My watch has not been keeping good time lately.

keep time

show the right time My new watch keeps perfect time so I am very happy.

keep up with the times

be aware of new methods and trends, stay abreast Reading newspapers will help you keep up with the times.

kill time

wait, put in time, time to kill He was killing time waiting for a plane, so he phoned a friend.

lean times

times of poverty, hard times During lean times they sold eggs for 50

let the good times roll

let the party begin, let us enjoy our time together, the more the merrier "Uncle Harry welcomed us to the reunion. Then he said, ""Let the good times roll!"""

long time no see

I have not seen you for a long time "When I got off the bus, Grandpa said, ""Long time no see."""

lose time

waste time, fall behind We lost time when the car stalled. We were delayed.

make good time

travel quickly, not be delayed, not lose time Driving to Saskatoon, we made good time. It took only five hours.

make time

be successful in arriving at a destination in a short time We made very good time yesterday and arrived home before it got dark.

mark time

be idle, waiting for something to happen He has been marking time for over a month now as he waits to hear about the new job.

nick of time

at the very last moment He was able to board the airplane just in the nick of time.

nine times out of ten

almost always Nine times out of ten if you have a problem on the computer it is something small that can be easily fixed.