英语词汇“god's own time”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. With intensifying adjective own, conveying the pre-eminence of what is referred to by the noun, or (esp. in later use) simply for emphasis. Frequently in God's own (good or sweet) time, esp. with reference to something which takes a long time or is done in a leisurely manner.Earliest in God's own country n. at Compounds 2c.God's own (good) time frequently occurs (from an earlier period) in the literal sense ‘a time appointed by God’.

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1807 Monthly Rev. Feb. 152 By Jasus, your honour! you're right there; it is God's own country.

1892 Harper's Mag. Feb. 432/1 A bottler of spring water advertises it as ‘God's own liver remedy’.

1929 L. M. Salmon Why is Hist. Rewritten? ii. 24 ‘Daylight saving time’ has divided society into hostile camps, one demanding the return to ‘God's own time’, without explanation of the applicableness of the descriptive term chosen.

1941 M. Allingham Traitor's Purse xx. 228 Amanda was God's own gift to anyone in a hole.

1948 N. Coward Diary 10 Jan. (2000) 101 Arrived at station, fortunately in good time. God's own monumental balls-up over reservations.

1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 9 a/2 He's taking God's own sweet time to do everything.

1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie xi. 253 The ex-Catholics would, he hoped, wander back in God's own good time.

2009 Toronto Star (Nexis) 21 Dec. a20 Grant was one of God's own rogues.

单词	god's own time
释义	> as lemmas God's own (good or sweet) time b. With intensifying adjective own, conveying the pre-eminence of what is referred to by the noun, or (esp. in later use) simply for emphasis. Frequently in God's own (good or sweet) time, esp. with reference to something which takes a long time or is done in a leisurely manner.Earliest in God's own country n. at Compounds 2c.God's own (good) time frequently occurs (from an earlier period) in the literal sense ‘a time appointed by God’. ΚΠ 1807 Monthly Rev. Feb. 152 By Jasus, your honour! you're right there; it is God's own country. 1892 Harper's Mag. Feb. 432/1 A bottler of spring water advertises it as ‘God's own liver remedy’. 1929 L. M. Salmon Why is Hist. Rewritten? ii. 24 ‘Daylight saving time’ has divided society into hostile camps, one demanding the return to ‘God's own time’, without explanation of the applicableness of the descriptive term chosen. 1941 M. Allingham Traitor's Purse xx. 228 Amanda was God's own gift to anyone in a hole. 1948 N. Coward Diary 10 Jan. (2000) 101 Arrived at station, fortunately in good time. God's own monumental balls-up over reservations. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 9 a/2 He's taking God's own sweet time to do everything. 1985 W. Sheed Frank & Maisie xi. 253 The ex-Catholics would, he hoped, wander back in God's own good time. 2009 Toronto Star (Nexis) 21 Dec. a20 Grant was one of God's own rogues. extracted from godn.int. < as lemmas
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