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now you mention it

idiom

Used to precede another comment about something just mentioned.


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  1. 01

    any time now

    Very soon.

  2. 02

    come to mention it

    What you just said reminds me of something; Used to justify a change of subject or a kind of statement that needs some kind of license.

  3. 03

    honorable mention

    An award or recognition given to a person or thing who does not achieve a higher standing but whose performance or entry was noteworthy.

  4. 04

    make mention of

    To briefly refer to something; to mention.

  5. 05

    now and again

    Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

  6. 06

    now and then

    Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

  7. 07

    now for

    Used to introduce something that is to occur or be presented next.

  8. 08

    now or never

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

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