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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
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not a moment too soon

A class was supposed to start at 9 o'clock and someone arrived at 8:59:53

Did he arrive 'not a moment too soon'?
  

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contraposition A class was supposed to start at 9 o'clock and someone arrived at 8:59:53Did he arrive 'not a moment too soon'? Yes. I suppose you could say that.

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contrapositionA class was supposed to start at 9 o'clock and someone arrived at 8:59:53Did he arrive 'not a moment too soon'?
Yes. I suppose you could say that.

Usually, though, I hear 'not a moment too soon' when someone comes to rescue another from danger at the very last moment. In more everyday uses, it doesn't have to be so dramatic, of course.