| a stitch in time (saves nine) | you had better do it now because later it may cause some problems |
| all in good time | used to tell sb to wait, be patient; all in its time |
| at the drop of a hat | bez gadania, natychmiast |
| before your time | before you were born or lived/worked somewhere |
| for good | without the possibility of change in the future |
| for the time being | for now |
| from time to time | sometimes, but not often |
| in/for donkey's years | an extremely long time |
| in the nick of time | in the last moment |
| once in a blue moon | very rarely |
| on the spur of the moment | instantaneously, without thinking carefully about it |
| the ohter day | recently |