miss the boat idiom
C2 （因行动慢而）错过机会，坐失良机
to lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act
There were tickets available last week, but he missed the boat by waiting till today to try to buy some. 上周还有些票，但他一直等到今天才想去买，错过了机会。
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