Time-Idioms - 15/01/2019 *a blast from the past = something from your *own* past (usually a person). Usually positive, but not always. *zero hour = the time when you should act. Usually more serious, like military operations. *in the nick of times = something that happened just at the right moment / at the last moment possible, but not too late. *(in) a split second = happens so quickly. ------------------------------------------ *against the clock / beating the clock *drastic/desperate times call for drastic/desperate measures *live on borrowed time *Rome wasn't built in one day *stands the test of time *not in a million years *to kill time *call it a day *whale of a time/hell of a time *ahead of one's time *any minute now *it's about time! ----------------- General notes: *when pigs fly VS when hell freezes over - basically the same, but the latter is ruder ("I'll apologize when hell freezes over"). *on air/being aired *they keep milking it (without the word "cow")