说时迟，那时快

shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài

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Definitions

1. (idiom) no sooner said than done
2. before you know it

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Child Words of 说时迟，那时快

• 快 快 kuài: rapid
• 时 时 shí: o'clock
• 说 说 shuì: to persuade
• 说 说 shuō: to speak; to talk; to say
• 迟 迟 chí: late
• 那 那 nà: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi])
• 那时 那时 nà shí: then