Travail, Succès et Motivation - Expressions of Pace

Here you will find slang for expressions of pace, capturing how people talk about speed, timing, and the rhythm of actions or events.

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in a flash [Adverbe]

en un éclair

Ex: The storm passed in a flash , leaving clear skies behind .

La tempête est passée en un éclair, laissant un ciel dégagé derrière elle.

PDQ [Adverbe]

très rapidement

Ex: I need that report PDQ, or we'll miss the deadline.

J'ai besoin de ce rapport PDQ, ou nous allons manquer la date limite.

stat [Adverbe]

immédiatement

Ex: I need coffee, stat, or I'm not functioning this morning.

J'ai besoin de café, immédiatement, ou je ne fonctionne pas ce matin.

to speedrun [verbe]

speedrunner

Ex: She speedran her homework so she could join her friends outside.

Elle a speedrun ses devoirs pour pouvoir rejoindre ses amis dehors.

to jet [verbe]

décamper

Ex: I gotta jet—my ride's here.

Je dois déguerpir—ma voiture est là.

to smash the gas [verbe]

appuyer sur le champignon

Ex: We need to smash the gas on this project if we want to meet the deadline.

Nous devons mettre les gaz sur ce projet si nous voulons respecter la date limite.

to [book] it [Phrase]

to run, leave, or move quickly, often to escape or get somewhere fast

Ex: I saw the cops and booked it out of there.

to [drag] {one's} (feet|heels) [Phrase]

traîner les pieds

Ex: He dragged his heels in submitting the report , resulting in a missed deadline .

slowpoke [nom]

traînard

Ex: C'mon, slowpoke! We're going to be late.

Allez, traînard ! On va être en retard.

snail's pace [Phrase]

extremely slow speed or progress, often used to express frustration or exaggeration

Ex: Progress on that project is at a snail's pace.

late to the party [Phrase]

slow to learn about, adopt, or join something that others are already aware of or involved in

Ex: You're late to the party on that meme; everyone's already talking about it.

to zone out [verbe]

décrocher

Ex: Sorry , I was zoning out during your story .

Désolé, je décrochais pendant ton histoire.

to [take] {one's} sweet time [Phrase]

to do something very slowly, often more slowly than necessary, sometimes to the annoyance of others

Ex: She's taking her sweet time getting dressed, and we're already late.

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