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Hi,
I'd like to know some idioms relating to "time" for instance:
in no time
at the eleventh hour

in the bluemoon
in the long run
on the dubble

I'd like to know other idioms and some examples of the use of these idioms.
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Hi,
I'd like to know some idioms relating to "time" for instance:
in no time
at the eleventh hour

in the bluemoon once in a blue moon
in the long run
on the dubble at the double [at double speed - comes from the military where to double means to run]

I'd like to know other idioms and some examples of the use of these idioms.
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Here is an excellent source: time - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
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More time idioms here.
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