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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) | |||
| without further delay (Coun. Nora Gambioli was the lone member of council who wanted to proceed with the plan without further delay. (nsnews.com) ART Vancouver); sooner rather than later (without too much delay; soon (Merriam-Webster) • 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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| 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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| never put off till tomorrow what you can do today | |||
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не откладывая в долгий ящик : 6 phrases in 5 subjects |
| American usage, not spelling | 1 |
| General | 2 |
| Idiomatic | 1 |
| Makarov | 1 |
| Rhetoric | 1 |