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to brook no delay · to demand immediate action

刻不容缓
kè bù róng huǎn
k+è·4th toneb+ù·4th toner+óng·2nd toneh+uǎn·3rd tone
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(idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay迫不及待pò bù jí dàilit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation · extreme emergency火烧眉毛huǒ shāo méi maourgent · emergency紧急jǐn jíthe matter should not be delayed · there's no time to lose事不宜迟shì bù yí chí
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