to miss the boat
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missa chansen, låta chansen gå förbi
to lose the chance to take advantage of something, particularly a good opportunity
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Exempel
They're working hard to meet the deadline, as they do n't want to miss the bus for the new project.
Många investerare missade chansen när priserna fortfarande var låga.
