now-or-neveradj.

Brit.

/ˌnaʊəˈnɛvə/, U.S.

/ˌnaʊərˈnɛvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: now adv., or conj.¹, never adv.

Etymology: < now adv. + or conj.¹ + never adv., after now or never at now adv., conj., n.¹, and adj. Phrases 5.

Of a decision, opportunity, etc.: not likely to arise again and thus requiring immediate action. Cf. now or never at now adv., conj., n.¹, and adj. Phrases 5.

ΚΠ

1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. xiv. 133 With a ‘now-or-never’ feeling she began, ‘Ethel dear, wait.’

1893 Philos. Rev. 2 719 Since..this idea is itself the fated result of all the past, the ‘now-or-never’ character disappears from the operation.

1936 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 51 153 There are many opportunities for investment which are—or seem at the time to be—of the ‘now-or-never’ type.

1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 1/5 It was a now-or-never opportunity for the Saints to get a new ground.

1993 Newsweek 11 Jan. 42/1 Finally, he found himself backed into a now-or-never corner: ‘I have to take a decision, even if they shoot me.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	now-or-never
释义	now-or-neveradj. Brit. /ˌnaʊəˈnɛvə/, U.S. /ˌnaʊərˈnɛvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: now adv., or conj.¹, never adv. Etymology: < now adv. + or conj.¹ + never adv., after now or never at now adv., conj., n.¹, and adj. Phrases 5. Of a decision, opportunity, etc.: not likely to arise again and thus requiring immediate action. Cf. now or never at now adv., conj., n.¹, and adj. Phrases 5. ΚΠ 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. xiv. 133 With a ‘now-or-never’ feeling she began, ‘Ethel dear, wait.’ 1893 Philos. Rev. 2 719 Since..this idea is itself the fated result of all the past, the ‘now-or-never’ character disappears from the operation. 1936 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 51 153 There are many opportunities for investment which are—or seem at the time to be—of the ‘now-or-never’ type. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 11 Nov. 1/5 It was a now-or-never opportunity for the Saints to get a new ground. 1993 Newsweek 11 Jan. 42/1 Finally, he found himself backed into a now-or-never corner: ‘I have to take a decision, even if they shoot me.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1856
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