to prepare quickly for an activity that is then delayed.

Air travel seems to be nothing but hurry up and wait — you race to the airport two hours before your flight time, and then depart two hours late.

• No news is good news.
• non sequitur
• no offense
• nooks and crannies
• no one will be any the wiser
• no prizes for guessing
• no prizes for guessing something
• no problem
• no questions asked
• no rhyme or reason
• nose around
• nose for
• nose for something
• nose is out of joint
• nose to tail
• nosey parker
• no shit
• no-show
• no sooner do something than
• no sooner do something than do something else
• No sooner said than done.
• no sooner than
• no sooner than do something else
• no sooner than something
• no stranger to