| 单词 | time enough |
| 释义 | > as lemmastime enough d. time enough: soon enough, in time, sufficiently early. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adverb] > in time or soon enough time enoughc1400 in timea1450 timely1552 c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xii. l. 197 A man may stoupe tyme ynowe when he shal tyne þe corone! a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 311 Thou shalt se hym tyme inowe. 1533 J. Heywood Play of Wether sig. D ii Whyche knowledge hadde euen as he doth show yt Feare ye not tyme inough ye shall know yt. 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered i. 6 It is to late to worme you, and preuent your madding, but time enough to file your teeth..to keepe you from biting. 1669 R. Montagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 458 That I may prepare time enough to fit my equipage for the journey. 1728 J. Swift Stella's Birth-day:1726/7 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. (new ed.) iii. 308 To morrow will be Time enough To hear such mortifying Stuff. 1791 T. Jefferson Let. 18 Aug. in Papers (1986) XXII. 48 Try to arrive here on Tuesday time enough..to come and dine with E. Randolph, Ross &c. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 213 When he has seen the errant damsel safe home, it will be time enough to claim his reward. 1864 M. Gatty Parables 4th Ser. 27 Time enough to go into the depths when you have used up what is so much easier got at. 1913 J. J. McGraw How to play Baseball (1914) i. 10 It will be time enough for a man to pick this up when he reaches the majors. 1967 A. Wilson No Laughing Matter i. 16 Don't tease the poor Podge. Time enough when she loses all that puppy fat. 2002 N. Schooler in R. Miller & S. E. Mason Diagnosis: Schizophrenia p. vii We should not give him such a terrible diagnosis at this time. When he comes back the next time..that will be time enough. < as lemmas |
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