說時遲，那時快 shuō shí chí ， nà shí kuài

DEFINITIONS

  1. (idiom) no sooner said than done
  2. before you know it

CHARACTERS

說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
時 shí time, season; era, age, period
遲 chí late, tardy; slow; delay
那 nà
HSK 1
that, that one, those
時 shí time, season; era, age, period
快 kuài
HSK 2
rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon