now-or-never

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English

Etymology

From now or never (adverb).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

now-or-never (not comparable)

  1. 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.
    • 1856, [Charlotte Mary Yonge], chapter XIV, in The Daisy Chain; or, Aspirations. A Family Chronicle. , London: John W Parker and Son, , →OCLC, part I, page 133:
      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.

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References

  1. ^ “now-or-never, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
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