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now-or-never en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌnaʊəˈnɛvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌnaʊəɹˈnɛvəɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From now or never (adverb).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of a need for a decision, an opportunity, etc.: arising at the present time and requiring action to be taken immediately, or not at all.
    • Margaret knew what it was to expect her visitors to return ‘in one moment,’ and with a ‘now-or-never’ feeling she began, ‘Ethel dear, wait,’ but Ethel was too impetuous to attend. 1856, [Charlotte Mary Yonge], chapter XIV, in The Daisy Chain; or, Aspirations. A Family Chronicle. […], London: John W[illiam] Parker and Son, […], →OCLC, part I, page 133:

Translations (2)

pl natychmiastowy (arising at the present time and requiring action to be taken immediately, or not at all) · fi nyt tai ei koskaan (arising at the present time and requiring action to be taken immediately, or not at all)