Time and work idioms

a stitch in time (saves nine)

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

used for telling someone to wait for something and not try to make you hurry

at the drop of a hat

immediately or in a way that shows that you have no doubts about doing something

before your time

used for saying that something happened or existed before you were born or before you lived or worked somewhere

for good

permanently without the possibility of change in the future

for the time being

for now

from time to time

sometimes but not often

in/for donkey’s years

an extremely long time

in the nick of time

just in time to prevent something bad happening

once in a blue moon

very rarely

on the spur of the moment

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

recently