Idioms part 3

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a stitch in time (saves nine)
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Used for saying that it is better to solve a problem now, rather than leave it until later when it may be more difficult to deal with.
all in good time
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Used for telling someone to wait for something and not try to make you hurry.
at the drop of the hat
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Immediately or in a way that shows that you have no doubts about doing something.
before your time
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Used for saying that something happened or existed before you were born or before you lived or worked somewhere.
for good
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Permanently, without the possibility of change in the future.
for the time being
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for now
from time to time
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Sometimes, but not often.
in/for donkey's years
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An extrememly long time.
in the nick of time
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Just in time to prevent something bad happening.
once in a blue moon
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Very rarely
on the spur of the moment
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If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and do not take time to plan it or think carefully about it.
the other day
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recently

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