Zaman deyimleri - Time idioms

10/19/2010 00:00:00

= zamana karşı çalışmak

They are working against the clock; they have only two days before the concert.

She was working against the clock; but she managed to write three articles for the magazine in one night.

=göz açıp kapayana kadar, çok hızlı

The building collapsed in the blink of an eye.

The chlidren were playing and in the blink of an eye they were lost.

= son dakika, son anda

At the eleventh hour the government decided that something had to be done.

The fireman arrived at the eleventh hour, the fire was about to spread.

= uzun vadede, zamanla

The employers will get used to each other and start to produce and share in the long run.

In the long run the company aims to enhance its capacity by 50%.

= zamanın izini kaybetmek, zamanın nasıl geçtiğini anlayamamak

I've lost the track of time while I was talking to you but I have to go now.

We were working and lost the track of time. I'm sorry.