It was midnight when I left the hospital. 22. It is time before...

我离开医院时已经是半夜了。

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It's surely only a matter of time before he is found, isn't it?

找到他只是个时间问题，对不对？

《牛津词典》

Even if the recovery is under way, it may be some time before the official number crunchers confirm it.

即便经济已经开始复苏，仍要过一段时间官方统计数字才能确认这一点。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Army commanders say it is only a matter of time before the Taliban-style group would be completely destroyed.

VOA: standard.2009.07.30

What was neat about it is before that time, the predominant species to use for air conditioning or refrigeration was ammonia.

在这之前是很整洁的，之前最主要的用于空调或者冰箱的,物质是氨。

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If you never meditate before, this is a wonderful opportunity to do it for the first time.

如果你从没冥想过，这是你们尝试的好机会。

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It could still take some time before it is perfectly clear how Bristol has been doing these past few years, when it was buffeted by patent expirations of top-selling products such as cancer drug Taxol and anxiety medication BuSpar.

FORBES

And whether it is only a matter of time before it does.

BBC: Synthetic drug fentanyl causes overdose boom in Estonia

As more businesses jump on the green bandwagon, and rising public intolerance for false green claims is experienced, it is only a matter of time before there is a groundswell in court actions or other proceedings.

FORBES: "Greenwashing": Deceptive Business Claims of "Eco-Friendliness"