102.11. gy. C2 (példák)

eventual adjective /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/ [always before noun] végső (kimenetel, eredmény, stb.)

the eventual winner of the competition

later adjective /ˈleɪ.tər/ [always before noun] 2 későbbi (az időszak/élet végéhez közeli)

He needed round-the-clock care in the later stages of his illness.

During his later years, he lived in London.

swift adjective /swɪft/ gyors (futó, válasz, pillantás, stb.)

a swift response

abruptly adverb /əˈbrʌp.tli/ hirtelen, hirtelenül, kurtán, váratlanul

They abruptly left the party.

His speech ended abruptly and he left the stage.

swiftly adverb /ˈswɪft.li/ gyorsan, sebesen

She walked swiftly away.

Phrases and idioms:

at/from the outset (vminek) az elején/az elejétől fogva

I made my views clear at the outset.

We knew from the outset that we were unlikely to win.

be slow to do sth; be slow in doing sth lassan/késlekedve csinál vmit

The government has been slow to react to the problem.

The ambulance was very slow in coming.

early on kezdetén, elején

I lost interest quite early on in the book.

in its infancy gyermekcipőben jár

In the 1950s, space travel was in its infancy.

on the threshold of sth küszöbén áll vminek (átv.) (pl. egy új korszaknak)

We're on the threshold of a new era in European relations.