Temporal Expressions

从一开始, 一直

She knew the answer all along but chose not to reveal it until now.

她一直知道答案，但选择直到现在才透露。

只要, 条件是

You can borrow my car as long as you promise to return it by tomorrow morning

你可以借我的车，只要你保证明天早上还回来。

照常, 一如既往

As per usual, he arrived at the office early to start his work.

像往常一样，他早早到办公室开始工作。

迄今为止, 到目前为止

The decision remains undecided as yet.

决定至今仍未定。

逐渐地, 随着时间的推移

We'll complete the project, and by and by, we'll see the results of our hard work.

我们将完成这个项目，逐渐地，我们会看到我们辛勤工作的成果。

即将, 不久之后

We have a meeting scheduled up ahead in the afternoon.

我们下午即将有一个会议。

目前, 现在

The store is closed at present for inventory management.

商店目前因库存管理而关闭。

暂时, 目前

For the time being, I am focusing on my studies before deciding on my career path.

目前，我专注于我的学业，然后再决定我的职业道路。

在适当的时候, 届时

The details of the project will be revealed to the team in due course.

项目的细节将在适当的时候向团队公布。

首先, 第一

I don't want to go in the first place, I'm tired, and secondly, I can't afford it.

我首先不想去，我累了，其次，我负担不起。

及时, 最后一刻

He arrives in the nick of time to catch his flight before the gate closes.

他在最后一刻到达，赶在登机口关闭前搭上航班。

一...就..., 马上

I'll call you as soon as I finish work.

我一完成工作就给你打电话。

在此时刻, 在目前这个时间点

At this point in time, we don't have enough information to make a decision.

在此时刻，我们没有足够的信息来做决定。

准时, 按时

He completes his tasks on time without any reminders.

他按时完成他的任务，不需要任何提醒。

及时, 按时

Please ensure you arrive in time for the meeting.

请确保你准时参加会议。

I'll be with you in a tick; just need to finish this quick task.

I don't think we'll be getting a response from them anytime soon; they seem to be very busy.