Be cutting it close In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be cutting it close", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Ann Thu calendar 2021-07-03 08:07

Meaning of Be cutting it close

Synonyms:

cut it fine

Be cutting it close informal

To give a very tight time to do or finish something, or not have enough time to do something

A: Do you think I can buy some food from the convenience store over there and return before the bus comes? B: Maybe, but you are cutting it close. This is the last bus for tonight, so it's safer to wait here and buy food later.

We'll cut it close, if we don't hurry up.

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Grammar and Usage of Be cutting it close

Verb Forms

  • cut it close
  • Cutting it Close
  • cuts it close

The verb "cut" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

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