TIME IDIOMS

We use this idiom when something is due to happen imminently, although the exact time is unknown

It means sometime soon. It is not as imminent as any minute now but will happen quite soon. We might also say before too long.

We use this expression when you are very short on time and must take action immediately.

We have more than enough time to do what is required.

Something is just about to happen.

It means you don’t have long left to live.

We use this expression to show commitment to a person or course of action, no matter what may arise in the future.

It is another way of saying forever, often used poetically.

It means for the moment or at this time.

It is said when the only way to discover the answer or truth about something is to wait for time to pass. You will find out some time in the future.

If you use this idiom, it means that it is an indication of what the future will be like, or a sample of something that will happen in the future.

It is said when someone would like a particular thing to happen, but it is very unlikely.

When you act or plan for something prematurely, without planning properly or following the correct steps.

When you do something enthusiastically or energetically as if it’s your last chance to do it

It is something said to encourage someone by reminding them that there will be other opportunities in the future.