Not soon enough

English translation: I should have started earlier

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English term or phrase:Not soon enough
Selected answer:I should have started earlier
Entered by: S.J

05:00 Apr 20, 2021
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Not soon enough
- When did you start doing this?
- Not soon enough.

The question is about adding poison in the food of someone at a slow pace.

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 06:39
I should have started earlier
Explanation:
That's it.
Selected response from:

Mark Robertson
Local time: 10:39
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +9I should have started earlier
Mark Robertson


  

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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
I should have started earlier


Explanation:
That's it.

Mark Robertson
Local time: 10:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
35 mins
  -> Thank you

agree  Tony M: IOW, seems to express regret that they had not started doing it at an earlier date — presumably, so that the victim would have died sooner!
50 mins
  -> Nice observation. Thank you.

agree  Angie Halloum
52 mins
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agree  Sarah Lewis-Morgan
2 hrs
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher
6 hrs
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agree  Liane Lazoski
8 hrs
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agree  Heather Langdale
10 hrs
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agree  Danilo Santana
12 hrs
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agree  Daryo: Agree with Tony // depending on the previous story, you could also see it as "we let this person being obnoxious to us for far too long"
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