Idioms
Time
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in no timeidiom/ɪn nəʊ taɪm/
very quickly or almost immediately
“If you practise speaking every day, you'll improve in no time.”
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in the nick of timeidiom/ɪn ðə nɪk əv taɪm/
at the last possible moment before something bad happens or before a deadline
“I handed in my assignment in the nick of time — my laptop crashed right after I submitted it.”
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make up for lost timeidiom/meɪk ʌp fɔː(r) lɒst taɪm/
to compensate for time that has been wasted or lost by working harder or faster
“After being ill for a month, I had to make up for lost time by studying extra hours every day.”