BUSINESS IDIOMS | Schedules and Planning

1️⃣ Burn the Candle at Both Ends : To work long hours without enough rest.

We burned the candle at both ends to finish the project on time.

2️⃣ Business as Usual : To continue doing things in the usual way, even in difficult or unusual circumstances.

Despite the pandemic, we had to continue business as usual.

3️⃣ Crunch Time : A period of intense pressure or work.

It’s crunch time, and we need to finish the project by tomorrow.

4️⃣ Burn the Midnight Oil : To work late into the night.

We had to burn the midnight oil to meet the deadline.

5️⃣ Busman’s Holiday : To spend your free time doing the same thing you do for work.

As a chef, I spend my vacation cooking. It’s a busman’s holiday.

6️⃣ Eleventh Hour : At the last possible moment.

We finished the project at the eleventh hour, just before the deadline.

7️⃣ (In the) Fullness of Time : In due course; eventually.

We will get the results of the test in the fullness of time.

8️⃣ Sit On (Something) : To delay making a decision or taking action on something.

We can’t just sit on this issue. We need to address it now.

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