| 单词 | not before time |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot before time (b) not before time: not soon enough, almost too late; frequently used to suggest that something is long overdue. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] > late or too late lateOE behindc1330 overlatea1400 lately?1440 arrear1477 behindhandc1550 tarde1557 lateward1572 tardy1586 too-late1620 out of time1760 tardily1821 not before time1837 postponedly1851 about time1856 belatedly1896 1837 Sc. Christian Herald 7 Oct. 632/2 [He] escaped a third time from the hands of his jailers; and not before time, for they had already begun to give him a drug. 1917 ‘J. E. Buckrose’ Gossip Shop xix. 237 ‘I'm just going, Miss Walker,’ said Unwin... ‘Oh!’ said Miss Walker, but her tone implied, ‘Not before time.’ 1955 ‘N. Shute’ Requiem for Wren v. 144 She got her clothes brush from her quarters and gave him a grooming with it, not before time. 1972 Observer 16 July 13/6 It all points to a wind of change blowing in the direction of the Ordinary shares..: and not before time either. 2004 Time Out 31 Mar. 125/4 Not before time, some of London's largest nightspots are set to transform their appearance and appeal. < as lemmas |
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