说时迟，那时快 shuō shí chí ， nà shí kuài

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

说 shuō
HSK 1
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
时 shí
HSK 1
time, season; era, age, period
迟 chí
HSK 3
late, tardy; slow; delay
那 nà
HSK 1
that, that one, those
时 shí
HSK 1
time, season; era, age, period
快 kuài
HSK 2
rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon