工作、成功与动力 - 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 [副词]

一瞬间

Ex: She finished the task in a flash and moved on to the next one .

她一瞬间就完成了任务，然后继续下一个。

PDQ [副词]

非常快地

Ex:

她听到消息后抓起外套就PDQ离开了。

stat [副词]

立即

Ex:

医生下令进行血液检查 stat。

to speedrun [动词]

速通

Ex:

他试图speedrun这个项目，跳过了一些次要细节。

to jet [动词]

飞奔离开

Ex:

在交通变得更糟之前赶紧走。

to smash the gas [动词]

踩油门

Ex:

在缓慢的开局之后，团队决定加速以按时完成。

to [book] it [短语]

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

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to [drag] {one's} (feet|heels) [短语]

to purposefully act slowly

Ex: He dragged his feet in making a decision , which resulted in missed opportunities .

slowpoke [名词]

慢吞吞的人

Ex: Do n't be such a slowpoke ; hurry up with your homework .

别这么 慢吞吞的 ；快点做你的作业。

snail's pace [短语]

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

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late to the party [短语]

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 [动词]

走神

Ex: He tends to zone out in long meetings .

他倾向于在长会议中走神。

to [take] {one's} sweet time [短语]

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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