The document discusses various idioms related to time, each with its meaning and usage examples. Key idioms include 'the crack of dawn,' 'the early bird catches the worm,' and 'better late than never.' These idioms emphasize the importance of time management in different contexts.

1. The crack of dawn.
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2. Idioms for Time
Meaning:
The very beginning of daylight (dawn).
Usage:
The older generation have a habit waking up at the crack of
dawn, that too without alarms.
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3. The early bird catches the worm.
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Meaning:
If you do something in a timely manner you will succeed.
Usage:
We managed to get the best seats for the concert. I guess
the early bird does catch the worm.
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5. A stitch in time saves nine.
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Meaning:
If you fix a small problem right away, it will not become a
bigger problem later. .
Usage:
Let's fix the car before we all meet with some terrible
accident. A stitch in time saves nine after all.
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7. To buy time.
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Meaning:
To postpone an event hoping that the situation will improve.
Usage:
Please buy me some time so that i can get this fixed in the
best wa.
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9. Kill time
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Meaning:
Do something that is not very interesting to pass time.
Usage:
In the absence of an active internet connection, the
employees killed time by playing some games.
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11. Call it a day
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Meaning:
to say that a day's work has been completed
Usage:
We have been at this for hours; let's call it a day and come
back tomorrow when we are fresh.
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13. Against the clock
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Meaning:
Doing something against the clock means you are rushed
and have very little time to do it.
Usage:
She didn’t do it right the first few times so now she is working
against the clock to finish off the work on time.
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15. Better late than never
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Meaning:
This suggests that it is better to do something late than not
do it at all.
Usage:
Anna finally consulted a doctor about her recurring
headaches. I told her it was better late than never.
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17. Eleventh hour
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Meaning:
When something happens at the very last minute.
Usage:
It was the eleventh hour for lunch time by the time we
checked in into the hotel.
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19. in the blink of an eye
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20. Idioms for Time
Meaning:
If something happens in the blink of an eye, it happens
nearly instantaneously, with hardly enough time to notice it.
Usage:
She disappeared into the room in the blink of an eye. I swear
she was here a second ago!!!
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