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Time - Late or Early

Explore English idioms that relate to lateness or earliness, including "at the crack of dawn" and "the eleventh hour".

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till all hours (of the day and night)

used to refer to a really late hour at night or early morning

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late in the day

too late or close to the end of a particular period or situation to be useful or effective

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a day after the fair

a time that is too late for something

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light years away

a distant moment or period in the future or past that is often marked by significant technological, cultural, or historical changes

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at the crack of dawn

at a very early time in the morning when the Sun is just rising

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bright and early

at an hour of the morning that is really early

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first light

the time of the morning when the Sun has just started to shine..

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at one's earliest convenience

at the earliest time that it is possible or suitable for someone to do something

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about time

used to indicate that something should have happened or been done earlier

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the eleventh hour

at the last moment that it is still possible to do something

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the small hours

used to refer to early morning hours or the hours after the midnight

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a day late and a dollar short

something that appears or arrives too late to be of any use or benefit

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before the ink is dry

right after the finalization of a deal, agreement, etc.

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the last minute

the final moment or deadline to do something

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