Mar 2, 2020 15:55
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English term

jam tomorrow

GBK English to Swedish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Definition from Macmillan Dictionary:
Something good that is promised but never happens. The phrase "jam tomorrow" was coined by Lewis Carroll in his children's story "Through the Looking Glass". The White Queen tells Alice, "The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday – but never jam to-day."
Example sentences:
An innovation pessimist could dismiss [current innovations being fueled by cheap processing power] as "jam tomorrow". But the idea that technology-led growth must either continue unabated or steadily decline, rather than ebbing and flowing, is at odds with history. (The Economist)
Even though work on the eastern bypass will start very shortly, I am not sure I will truly believe it until I see cars driving up and down it, so talk of a southern link going to Winsford will seem even more like more jam tomorrow. (Winsford and Middlewich Guardian)
In the coming year, many other high-profile tech unicorns will face similar challenges. They’ll will do well to focus on being smaller, profitable companies than larger ones promising jam tomorrow. (Wired)
Proposed translations (Swedish)
4 tomma ord
Change log

Feb 28, 2020 20:33: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Mar 2, 2020 15:55: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Mar 6, 2020 03:55: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

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Apr 1, 2020 16:54: changed "Stage" from "" to "Selection"

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Proposed translations

229 days

tomma ord

Skrivs i plural. Synonymer: tomma löften (tomt löfte), falska ord.
Definition from own experience or research:
Någonting som medvetet utlovas utan avsikten att det sedan ska ske.
Example sentences:
Ändlösa rader av löften och tomma ord som aldrig följs upp i handling. (Glosbe)
Alla dessa planer är dock inget annat än tomma ord, eftersom ingenting faktiskt görs. (bab.la)
Detta måste åstadkommas med faktiska åtgärder och inte bara med tomma ord. (bab.la)
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