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Idiom

now or never

Meaning

At this sole opportunity or time, or not at all.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“It is now or never if you want to buy those tickets.”

“She knew it was now or never to tell him how she felt before he moved away.”

“Facing the final moments of the negotiation, he realized it was now or never to secure the contract that would save his company.”

Examples

simple

“It is now or never if you want to buy those tickets.”

contextual

“She knew it was now or never to tell him how she felt before he moved away.”

complex

“Facing the final moments of the negotiation, he realized it was now or never to secure the contract that would save his company.”

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