说时迟，那时快
shuō​shí​chí​nà​shí​kuài

no sooner said than done

  • created sense approved 说时迟，那时快/說時遲，那時快 · shuō​shí​chí​nà​shí​kuài · no sooner said than done — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说时迟，那时快 / 說時遲，那時快

    shuō​shí​chí​nà​shí​kuài

    no sooner said than done

    no sooner said than done; before you know it; used in storytelling to describe something happening with lightning speed just as it is being mentioned

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · when 迟 (literal) → 迟/遲 · chí · slow ， (non_chinese) 那 (literal) → 那 · nà · that 时 (literal) → 时/時 · shí · when 快 (literal) → 快 · kuài · fast

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