Example
“Her first novel has stood the test of time and still attracts new readers.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
in the nick of time
Neutral · CEFR B1
at the latest moment when success is still possible
play for time
Neutral · CEFR B2
to delay deliberately in order to prepare or avoid an immediate outcome
test the waters
Neutral · CEFR B1
to try something cautiously before committing fully to it
crunch time
Informal · CEFR B2
the final, high-pressure period before a deadline
race against time
Neutral · CEFR B2
a desperate hurry to finish before a deadline
smoke test
Neutral · CEFR B2
a quick, shallow test that checks whether a system's most basic functions work at all
Source methodology
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