when\ the\ economy\ picks\ up

when\ the\ economy\ picks\ up
1. (when the economy picks up) (6926↑, 978↓)
Common beginning or ending to a sentence. It can serve to: 1. provide an excuse for why one has not yet done something. 2. suggest a vague intention of doing something later (similar to how Spanish speakers use the word "mañana.") 3. add minimal credibility to an idea that is a pipe dream.

1. There's no point in looking for a job until the economy picks up. 2. I'll start my business when the economy picks up. 3. Unemployment levels will go back down to the levels they were in the late 1990s when the economy picks up.

Last updated: 2012.03.01

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