no time: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- A lack of available time; not having time to do something.
Examples
BetaI have no time to waste on trivial matters today; the deadline is too close.
I don't have any available time to spend on unimportant tasks today; the deadline is too near.
She told me she had no time for a coffee break because of her busy schedule.
She said she didn't have any available time for a coffee break due to her busy schedule.
If you want me to help, you'll have to understand that I have no time at the moment.
If you want me to help, you must realize that I don't have any available time right now.
- Very quickly or soon; with little or no delay (as in 'in no time').
Examples
BetaDon't worry, I'll fix the computer in no time; it's a simple issue.
Don't worry, I'll fix the computer very quickly; it's an easy problem.
The kids learned to ride their bikes in no time after just a few tries.
The kids learned to ride their bikes very quickly after only a few attempts.
If you call the mechanic now, the car will be ready in no time.
If you call the mechanic now, the car will be fixed very soon.
- Not an appropriate or permissible time for a particular action; used to indicate that something should not be done at the present moment.
Examples
BetaThat's no time to be joking around; the meeting starts in five minutes.
This is not an appropriate time to joke; the meeting will start shortly.
I know you're upset, but now is no time to make big decisions.
I understand you're upset, but this moment is not suitable for making important decisions.
When the fire alarm goes off, it's no time to grab your phone—you need to evacuate immediately.
When the fire alarm sounds, it is not appropriate to get your phone; you must evacuate at once.
Examples:
- EN: I'll seduce her away from him in no time.ES: Ya se la quitaré yo.
- EN: "It's no time to disturb people... you'd better go home to bed."ES: "No es hora de molestar a la gente, será mejor que se vaya a dormir a casa."
- EN: Just follow your nose, then you'll be there in no time!ES: Simplemente siga su nariz, ¡entonces estará allí en segundos!
- EN: I have no time for you, dear;ES: No tengo tiempo para ti, cariño.
- EN: But the lord left Satanas no time for contemplation.ES: Pero Dios no le da a Satán tiempo para reflexionar.
- EN: I have no time to lose!ES: ¡No tengo tiempo que perder!
- EN: We, the Valois, have no right to mourn and no time to think of love.ES: Nosotros, los Valois, no tenemos derecho a llevar luto ni tiempo para pensar en la felicidad.
- EN: Now that her right is secure, Mirit wastes no time to go to Messalina to take Ennius away.ES: Apoyada en sus derechos Mirit no pierde el tiempo en ir a Mesalina para llevarse a Ennio.
- EN: "What a thief, you earn 200 million in no time."ES: "Menudo golfo, se gana 200 millones en menos que canta un gallo."
- EN: Heizaburo tried his best to break it up, but in no time at all the police arrived.ES: Heizaburo trató por todos los medios de resolverlo pero mientras llegó la guardia.
- EN: "Have you really no time for me?"ES: ¿De verdad no tienes tiempo para mí?
- EN: – You had better lose no time, my good woman, order him now a deal coffin - an oak one will be too dear for him.ES: - Madrecita, no pierda tiempo, mándele a hacer un ataúd de pino, pues de roble sería muy caro para él.
- EN: "I see - man of importance - no time to waste.ES: "Ya veo, un hombre importante... no puede perder el tiempo.
- EN: Baby, I see where I'm gonna be putty in your hands in no time.ES: Muñeca, veo que harás conmigo lo que quieras muy pronto.
- EN: Angered by the impudence of the bandits who soiled his mission, Kurama Tengu wasted no time in launching a search throughout the city.ES: Enojado por el descaro de los bandidos, quienes mancillaban su misión, no malgastó el tiempo buscando por la ciudad.
- EN: I'll seduce her away from him in no time.ES: Ya se la quitaré yo.
- EN: "It's no time to disturb people... you'd better go home to bed."ES: "No es hora de molestar a la gente, será mejor que se vaya a dormir a casa."
- EN: Just follow your nose, then you'll be there in no time!ES: Simplemente siga su nariz, ¡entonces estará allí en segundos!
- EN: I have no time for you, dear;ES: No tengo tiempo para ti, cariño.
- EN: But the lord left Satanas no time for contemplation.ES: Pero Dios no le da a Satán tiempo para reflexionar.
- EN: I have no time to lose!ES: ¡No tengo tiempo que perder!
- EN: We, the Valois, have no right to mourn and no time to think of love.ES: Nosotros, los Valois, no tenemos derecho a llevar luto ni tiempo para pensar en la felicidad.
- EN: Now that her right is secure, Mirit wastes no time to go to Messalina to take Ennius away.ES: Apoyada en sus derechos Mirit no pierde el tiempo en ir a Mesalina para llevarse a Ennio.
- EN: "What a thief, you earn 200 million in no time."ES: "Menudo golfo, se gana 200 millones en menos que canta un gallo."
- EN: Heizaburo tried his best to break it up, but in no time at all the police arrived.ES: Heizaburo trató por todos los medios de resolverlo pero mientras llegó la guardia.
- EN: "Have you really no time for me?"ES: ¿De verdad no tienes tiempo para mí?
- EN: – You had better lose no time, my good woman, order him now a deal coffin - an oak one will be too dear for him.ES: - Madrecita, no pierda tiempo, mándele a hacer un ataúd de pino, pues de roble sería muy caro para él.
- EN: "I see - man of importance - no time to waste.ES: "Ya veo, un hombre importante... no puede perder el tiempo.
- EN: Baby, I see where I'm gonna be putty in your hands in no time.ES: Muñeca, veo que harás conmigo lo que quieras muy pronto.
- EN: Angered by the impudence of the bandits who soiled his mission, Kurama Tengu wasted no time in launching a search throughout the city.ES: Enojado por el descaro de los bandidos, quienes mancillaban su misión, no malgastó el tiempo buscando por la ciudad.
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