S sitifan Senior Member Joined Dec 30, 2006 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language Chinese Home Country Taiwan Current Location Taiwan Jul 25, 2025 #1 I don't like to spend too much time by wave introduction. (at 1:10 of the video below) What does the phrase in bold mean? Last edited: Jul 25, 2025
I don't like to spend too much time by wave introduction. (at 1:10 of the video below) What does the phrase in bold mean?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jul 25, 2025 #2 It's "by way of introduction". It means "I don't like to spend too much time on my/an introduction".