You use ~ to indicate that an occasion, thing, or person happens or comes after many others. (INFORMAL)
He checked his watch for the ~ time...
She was now on her ~ gin.
ORD emphasis
You use ~ to indicate that an occasion, thing, or person happens or comes after many others. (INFORMAL)
He checked his watch for the ~ time...
She was now on her ~ gin.
ORD emphasis
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