C1idiominformaltimeIELTS-friendly
it's early days
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it is too soon to know how something will turn out
Mainly British. Often with 'yet' or 'still'. Used to calm worries or high hopes.
In context
The shop has had a slow first month, but it's early days yet.
It's still early days, so we don't know if the new treatment works.
More idioms about time
- a blast from the pastsomething or someone that suddenly reminds you of an earlier time
- a long time comingif something is a long time coming, people have waited a long time for it
- a matter of timecertain to happen, although you do not know exactly when
- a race against timea situation where you must hurry to finish before time runs out
- a sign of the timessomething that shows how society is now, often in a bad way