miss the boat

miss the boat
phrasal
: to blunder badly by failing to grasp an opportunity in time or by making a false judgment

waiting until after the candidates are nominated is waiting until you have missed the boat — Marguerite J. Fisher & D.G.Bishop

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miss the boat informal phrase
to fail to take advantage of an opportunity by not taking action quickly enough

You should have sold that house a year ago – you missed the boat.

Thesaurus: to miss, or to not take an opportunitysynonym
Main entry: miss

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I
see miss I
II miss the boat (or bus)
informal be too slow to take advantage of an opportunity

the company missed the boat with its first attempt at a personal computer line five years ago

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miss the boat
informal : to fail to use an opportunity

If I don't act now I could miss the boat on this investment.

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Main Entry:boat
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miss the boat — see boat, 1
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Main Entry:miss

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ˌmiss the ˈboat idiom
(informal) to be unable to take advantage of sth because you are too late

If you don't buy now, you may find that you've missed the boat.

Main entry:missidiom

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  • miss the boat — also[miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. * /Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house./ * /In college he didn t study… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • miss the boat — also[miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. * /Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house./ * /In college he didn t study… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • miss the boat — Ⅰ. ► miss the boat informal be too slow to take advantage of something. Main Entry: ↑miss Ⅱ. ► miss the boat see MISS(Cf. ↑miss). Main Entry: ↑boat …   English terms dictionary

  • miss\ the\ boat — • miss the boat • miss the bus v. phr. informal To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house. In college he didn t study… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • miss the boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • miss the boat —    If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you miss the boat, you fail to take advantage of an opportunity because you don t act quickly enough.     I managed to get… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • miss the boat — lose an opportunity You had better hurry and get your application in or you will miss the boat on entering that new company …   Idioms and examples

  • Miss the boat —   If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • miss the boat (or bus) — informal be too slow to take advantage of something. → miss …   English new terms dictionary

  • miss the boat — Synonyms and related words: be behindhand, be late, be overdue, blow the chance, get up late, go amiss, go astray, keep everyone waiting, keep late hours, lose the chance, lose the opportunity, miscarry, misfire, miss, miss an opportunity, miss… …   Moby Thesaurus

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