| 单词 | all the time in the world |
| 释义 | > as lemmasall the time in the world j. all the time in the world: a great deal of time; enough time, by a comfortable margin, in which to do something. Frequently in to have all the time in the world. ΚΠ 1840 C. H. Townshend Descriptive Tour Scotl. ii. 18 He would begin to draw a bit of rock ahead of us, and commence shading it in a sad smudgy style, as if he had all the time in the world to finish it accurately. 1887 H. W. Preston Year in Eden ii. 187 There'll be all the time in the world for that, I should say. 1923 G. S. Mason in B. C. Williams O. Henry Prize Stories of 1923 (1924) 170 Tide will be right in two hours and fifteen minutes; all the time in the world. 1952 M. Allingham Tiger in Smoke xi. 184 If you 'ad only woodened 'er, we'd have 'ad all the time in the world. 2001 Adrenalin No. 9. 148 They seemed to have all the time in the world to perfect their pipe riding or effortlessly cruise through snow-bloated trees under deep, clear blue skies—without the stress of impending exams. < as lemmas |
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