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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Suspended in time

Consider the following sentence:


"I stood there, suspended in time."


Is 'suspended in time' an idiomatic or standard phrase?


And if so, what does it mean?



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THANK YOU.

  

Top answer

Christine Christie Is 'suspended in time' an idiomatic or standard phrase? You could say that. It is almost a cliche.

  • Christine Christie Is 'suspended in time' an idiomatic or standard phrase?
  • You could say that.
  • It is almost a cliche.
  • Christine Christie And if so, what does it mean?
  • When something happens that stuns you, time seems to stop for a little while.
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Christine ChristieIs 'suspended in time' an idiomatic or standard phrase?

You could say that. It is almost a cliche.

Christine ChristieAnd if so, what does it mean?

When something happens that stuns you, time seems to stop for a little while.

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