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| be in for a long time | долго ждать (Try ordering a meal in this restaurant and you may be in for a long time. – придётся долго ждать ART Vancouver) |
| in a short amount of time | за короткое время (In a curious big cat case out of England, a woman spotted what some believe to be a dead puma on the side of a road and, when she later went back to get a look at the creature, it had mysteriously vanished. The disappearance of the suspected big cat was particularly weird as it occurred in such a short amount of time, which led Roberts to speculate that "I think someone's seen my post and they've taken the animal." -- случилось за такое короткое время, что (coasttocoastam.com) • It has been effective in eliciting a range of lexical aspect categories in a short amount of time. (Cambridge English Corpus) ART Vancouver) |
| in the right place at the right time | в нужном месте в нужное время (Beitman is still collecting data, but he has drawn a few conclusions. The most commonly reported coincidences are associated with mass media: A person thinks of an idea and then hears or sees it on TV, the radio or the internet. Thinking of someone and then having that person call unexpectedly is next on the list, followed by being in the right place at the right time to advance one’s work, career or education.  latimes.com ART Vancouver) |
| in the wrong place, at the wrong time | в неудачном месте в неудачное время (в русском языке часто употребляется и обратный порядок: "в неудачное время в неудачном месте": After shots were fired in downtown Vancouver last week, police were quick to say it was not related to the Lower Mainland gang conflict. Details about the shooting and the victim have been sparse, until now. Officers who were first on scene discovered the victim, a 46-year-old man. As Catherine Urquhart reports, the victim was in the wrong place at the wrong time. We’ve also learned the victim is a physician and that he was shot in the face. -- оказался в неудачное время в неудачном месте (globalnews.ca)
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| just in time for | как нельзя более кстати (Just in time for the hot weather, we're opening our Ice Cream shop to help cool you off Thurs- Mon 12pm – 6pm! ART Vancouver) |
| just in time for | как нельзя более вовремя (Just in time for the hot weather, we're opening our Ice Cream shop to help cool you off Thurs- Mon 12pm – 6pm! ART Vancouver) |
| Thank you for your time in Paris last week | Благодарю Вас за то, что вы нашли время встретиться со мной на прошлой неделе в Париже |
| we're limited in time | времени в обрез (Alex_Odeychuk) |
