那时 nàshí at that time Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 说时迟，那时快 shuōshíchínàshíkuài 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那时候 nàshíhou at that time at that time; back then; in those days