语法：涉及时间的惯用语[上]

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“时间”是生命中很受重视的东西;人人都爱惜时间，因此人人要把涉及“时间”的惯用语记起来，用出去。
        　　(1)In time for……及时到……/做……“If you go now, you will be in time for the meeting.
        　　(2)On time:准时的“Don't go to the examination late. Make sure you are on time.”
        　　(3)Pressed for time：时间不足“I must hurry up, I am pressed for time at the moment.”
        　　(4)Buy time：争取时间“There are ten seconds left, but Jordan carried the ball steadily to buy time instead of passing it out.”
        　　(5)For the time being：暂时地“The company has just been formed. For the time being, it is run by the company partners.”
        　　(6)From time to time：偶尔“They visited us from time to time, but we have never been to their house.”
        　　(7)In the nick of time：及时“All the passengers got on board in the nick of time.”
        　　(8)In no time：很快地“The police caught a thief and sent him to prison in no time.
        　　(9)Kill time：消磨时间“While waiting for my turn to do something, I often read something to kill time.”
        　　(10)Time and again：屡次“Motorists were warned time and again not to throw rubbish from their cars.”