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used to say that a period of time seems to pass very quickly czas leci start learning		time flies ‘Is it midnight already?’ ‘Well, you know what they say – time flies when you’re having fun!’
when something happens later than you were hoping lepiej późno niż wcale start learning		better late than ever Eventually, he wrote and apologized. Better late than never, I guess.
when something happens exactly at the expected time punktualnie start learning		on the dot They arrived at nine o’clock, on the dot.
if you do something at the last possible moment, (almost too late) w samą porę, w ostatniej chwili start learning		(just) in the nick of time We got to the station just in the nick of time – as we stepped on the train, the doors were closing.
at the last moment before something important happens w ostatniej chwili start learning		at the eleventh hour Thankfully, at the eleventh hour, we received the signatures.
when something happens very quickly w mgnieniu oka start learning		in the blink of an eye I don’t recall many details of the crash – it all happened in the blink of an eye.
if you do something enjoyable a lot because you haven’t had the opportunity to do it before start learning		make up for lost time He didn’t get the chance to travel much when he was younger but he’s certainly making up for lost time now!
When you do something extremely early in the morning o brzasku, o świcie start learning		at the crack of dawn She’s up at the crack of dawn, feeding the chickens.
when something is done all day and all night, without stopping na okrągło start learning		around/round the clock Emergency services worked around the clock to rescue stranded residents.
if something is done too late to prevent a problem start learning		shut/ close the stable door after the horse has gone / bolted: They’re going to stop building houses on the floodplain. Talk about shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted!

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