上次有位童鞋发私信，要我给他一些有关“时间”的俚语，不过我这边无法联系到她，因此，有关“时间”的俚语就是今天的内容了，希望她会看到：

When the sun rises, that’s “The crack of dawn."

Early in the morning, you say to people who are sleeping, “Rise and shine!”

Anytime a person enjoys the benefit of being or arriving first, they say, “Early bird gets the worm.”

“Nick of time” mean’s just in time, or barely by deadline.

“Lickety split” means very quickly.

Like a “bat out of hell”, means very fast.

“In a crunch” - not enough time, to much to do.

If we need to hurry, we might say, “Shake a leg.” or“Let’s roll.” or “Get it in gear.”

12:00 noon is sometimes called “High noon”

“Supper time” is anytime from 5:00 to 8:00 PM, depending on family or regional/cultural tradition.

“Prime time” is generally related to television and describes period between 7:00 and 10:00 PM, or 8:00-11:00 pm, depending on which American time zone you live in.

“Saved by the bell” is formally related to boxing.If a person get’s knocked down but fails to stand up before the referee counts to 10, it’s ruled a “knockout”.But if the timing of the round ends, sounded by the bell, before the referee gets to 10, then the fighter is “saved by the bell”, and can continue boxing.BUT… we also use that term informally when we’re being melodramatic about boredom.If we’re extremely bored by having to endure a meeting or school class, when the end finally arrives, we might say, “Ugh! Saved by the bell!”

The “home stretch”, formally, is the final straight section of a race track before crossing the finish line.But as slang it describes the final moments of a period of time.Like, the final 2 or 3 days of Lars’ trip to China could be called the “home stretch.”Or the last hour of a workday could be called the “home stretch”.

“Steady as she goes” is nautical term related to staying on course, not deviating.We might use it as encouragement to stay focused and make good use of our time.

You probably already know “24/7”.It mean’s constantly.“That guy talks 24/7.”

If it’s very late, you say it’s “a hundred o’clock” … “Dude, we’ve got to get going! It’s a hundred o’clock!”

“Late thirty” - same as above ^^^

“Dark thirty” - similar to above.Unknown hour in middle of night or early morning before sunrise.