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without delay (VLZ_58); losing no time (VLZ_58) | |||
get a jump on something (I want to get a jump on our next client event. Let's schedule it for the last Friday of the month. SirReal) | |||
there is no time to spare (4uzhoj) | |||
not to put off (something); not to shelve (something) | |||
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on the spot (Anglophile); right away (Anglophile); promptly (Tanya Gesse) | |||
wasting no time (Val_Ships); right off the bat (first thing: The new manager demanded new office furniture right off the bat. Val_Ships) | |||
sooner rather than later (We need to fix this problem sooner rather than later. • If you notice these symptoms you need to go and get checked out sooner rather than later. ART Vancouver) | |||
right off the top (plushkina) | |||
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never put off till tomorrow what you can do today |
не откладывать в долгий ящик: 6 phrases in 5 subjects |
American usage, not spelling | 1 |
General | 2 |
Idiomatic | 1 |
Makarov | 1 |
Rhetoric | 1 |