IT'S NOW OR NEVER

Meaning of IT'S NOW OR NEVER in English

do it now or not at all, he who hesitates is lost

If we're going to have a family, it's now or never. We can't wait.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

IT'S NOW OR NEVER — if I don't do it now I will never do it
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
(IT'S) NOW OR NEVER — this is the only opportunity sb will have to do sth
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IT'S NOW OR NEVER — do it now or not at all, he who hesitates is lost If we're going to have a family, it's …
English Idioms vocab
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEVER — ˈnevə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English never, nevere, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not, no + ǣfre ever — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOW — — nowness , n. /now/ , adv. 1. at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEVER — /nev"euhr/ , adv. 1. not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me. 2. not at all; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOW — I. ˈnau̇ adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nū; akin to Old High German nū now, Latin nunc, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEVER — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nǣfre, from ne not + ǣfre ever — more at no Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOW — adv very lately; not long ago. 2. now ·adj existing at the present time; present. 3. now ·noun the present …
Webster English vocab
NOW — / naʊ; NAmE / adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. (at) the present time : Where are you living now? …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — / ˈnevə(r); NAmE / adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. not at any time; not on any occasion : You …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOW — I. now 1 S1 W1 /naʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: nu ] 1 . AT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEVER — nev ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈnevə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: næfre , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NOW — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1 at the present or mentioned time. 2 immediately (I must go now). 3 by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NOW — adv., conj., & n. adv. 1 at the present or mentioned time. 2 immediately (I must go now). 3 by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEVER — adv. 1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
NOW — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1. at the present or mentioned time. 2 immediately (I must go now). 3 by …
Oxford English vocab
NEVER — adv.1 a at no time; on no occasion; not ever (have never been to Paris; never saw them again). b …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOW — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use now to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOW — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to refer to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NEVER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Never means at no time in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEVER — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He’ll never buy that ▪ ‘Let’s just say it was an accident.’ ‘ He’ll never …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEVER — [adverb] [not gradable] - not at any time or not on any occasionI've never been to Australia.He was never seen …
Cambridge English vocab
NOW — Synonyms and related words : a la mode, advanced, all at once, all together, as, as long as, as of …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEVER — See: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE.
Slang English vocab
NEVER — adv. Function: adverb not at any time FF1C; they had never seen him before FF1E; Synonyms: ne'er Idioms: never in …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NEVER — adverb not at any time they had never seen him before Synonyms: ne'er Idioms: never in all one's born days, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NOW — See ↑ NOW 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ any day/any day now • ↑ any minute/moment/time now • ↑ as of …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
NEVER — INDEX: 1. NEVER RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ ALWAYS almost never : ↑ RARE/RARELY see also ↑ NOT ↑ FORBID ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEVER — See ↑ NEVER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ better late than never • ↑ have never been known to do sth …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOW — n. 25B6; adverb I'm extremely busy now : AT THE MOMENT, at present, at the present (time/moment), at this moment …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEVER — adv. 25B6; adverb his room is never tidy : NOT EVER, at no time, not at any time, not once; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NOW — adv. 1 at present, just now, right now, at the present time or moment, at this (very) moment or minute …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NEVER — See: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE.
Словарь английских идиом
NOW — adverb 1 BAD : I'm sure you'll be happier from now. GOOD : I'm sure you'll be happier from now …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
NEVER — adverb 1 BAD : I asked him to never arrive late. GOOD : I asked him never to arrive late. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NOW — 1. нареч. 1) сейчас, теперь, в настоящий момент just now Syn : at present 2) тотчас же, сию же минуту …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEVER — нареч. 1) никогда а) в прямом значении, иногда с ограничительными словами after, before и т.д. the fact was never before …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOW — now.ogg 1. naʋ n настоящее (время), данный момент before / поэт. ere/ now - раньше, прежде I have heard it …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NEVER — never.ogg ʹnevə adv 1. никогда never before - никогда ещё I shall never forget it - я этого никогда не …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NOW — 1) как раз 2) настоящее время 3) ныне 4) сейчас 5) теперь 6) уже • - from now on - just now - now safe - right now - till now - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NOW — 1. naʋ n настоящее (время), данный момент before / поэт. ere/ now - раньше, прежде I have heard it before …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NEVER — adv 1. никогда never before - никогда ещё I shall never forget it - я этого никогда не забуду one …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NOW — 1. нареч. 1) сейчас, теперь, в настоящий момент - just now Syn: at present 2) тотчас же, сию же минуту …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NEVER — нареч. 1) никогда а) в прямом значении, иногда с ограничительными словами after, before и т. д. the fact was never …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NOW — 1. нареч. 1) сейчас, теперь, в настоящий момент - just now Syn: at present 2) тотчас же, сию же минуту 3) тогда, в то время (в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NEVER — нареч. 1) никогда а) в прямом значении, иногда с ограничительными словами after, before и т. д. the fact was never before observed — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NOW — 1. _adv. 1> теперь, сейчас 2> тотчас же, сию же минуту 3> - just now 4> тогда, в то время …
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