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说时迟，那时快

shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài

7-character word Traditional 說時遲，那時快

What 说时迟，那时快 means

1. idiomno sooner said than done
2. before you know it

The characters in 说时迟，那时快

• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off
• 时shío'clock; time; when
• 迟chílate; delayed; slow
• 那nà(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that…
• 时shío'clock; time; when
• 快kuàirapid; quick; speed

Example sentences

• 说时迟，那时快。
  It's slow to say, but it was quick.

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