közüne jetgende

/køzyne dʒetɡende/

Idiom

Literal translation

when it reaches one's eye

At the point when the moment to do something has arrived and little time is left; at the eleventh hour.

Jamawat eli, har zamanda etiwçüsüça, tıŋılab turub, közüne jetgende ua, bir janına qarab, külüb qoydu.The village assembly kept silent, as it always did, but when the moment came it glanced aside and laughed.
İş közüne jetgenli, meni da jüregimi qorquw alğandı.Now that the matter has come down to the wire, fear has taken hold of my heart too.

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