11 Time Idioms

• “To be born yesterday” ↔ Être né de la dernière pluie

  (tuh bee born yes-ter-day)
• “Better late than never” ↔ Mieux vaut tard que jamais

  (bet-er layt than nev-er)
• “At the eleventh hour” ↔ À la dernière minute

  (at thee uh-lev-enth ow-er)
• “To beat the clock” ↔ Battre la montre

  (tuh beet thuh klok)
• “It's high time” ↔ Il est grand temps

  (its hai taim)
• “Time flies (when you're having fun)” ↔ Le temps passe vite (quand on s’amuse)

  (taim fliez wen yor hav-ing fun)
• “Third time is a charm” ↔ Jamais deux sans trois

  (therd taim iz uh charm)
• “In the long run” ↔ À long terme

  (in thuh long run)
• “In the nick of time” ↔ Juste à temps

  (in thuh nik uhv taim)
• “The ship has sailed” ↔ Le train est passé

  (thuh ship haz sayld)
• “In next to no time” ↔ En un rien de temps

  (in nekst tuh noh taim)