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1. once in a blue moon
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a. extremely quickly
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2. at the crack of dawn
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b. spontaneously
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3. for donkey’s years
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c. very slowly
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4. in the nick of time
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d. almost late, at the last possible moment
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5. sooner or later
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e. very early in the morning
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6. on the spur of the moment
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f. very rarely, almost never
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7. at a snail’s pace
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g. eventually
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8. in no time
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h. a very long time
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Which of the above expressions completes these situations?
1. We are off to Bermuda tomorrow. We decided .
2. My brother lives in New Zealand, so I only get to see him .
3. I was trying to finish my essay for my French class by the end of the week, but it all seemed to be going .
4. We had an early flight so we were up .
5. , you’ll have to admit your guilt.
6. Bob has a good command of Arabic. He’s been studying it .
7. — Waiter! (impatiently)
— I’ll be with you , sir!
8. The police arrived just . A minute later and the murderers would have escaped.
