Idioms With "time"

Idioms With "time"

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Third time's a charm

💢Meaning:used to say that two efforts at something have already failed but perhaps the third will be successful

📝Examples:

✏️I have invested in such properties before and made huge losses but hoping that the third time's a charm.

✏️The fellow finally managed to pass his exam. As they say, third time's a charm.

Third time's a charm

Make up for lost time

💢Meaning:to enjoy an experience as much as possible because you did not have the opportunity to do it earlier in life.

📝Examples:

✏️I didn't travel much in my twenties but I'm certainly making up for the lost time now.

✏️We spent so many years apart, but at least we found each other again. I hope we can make up for lost time by visiting each other often.

Make up for lost time

Beat the clock

💢Meaning:To do something before a deadline.

📝Examples:

✏️They managed to beat the clock and arrive a few minutes before the conference started.

✏️The company managed to beat the clock on delivering its new system.

Beat the clock


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