- 1. 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. Source: ecdict
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when the economy picks up
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