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Last Sunday ENEM took place here in Brazil, it’s the day that thousands of students prepare for. I didn’t take the test, but my friend Davi took, or at least he tried.

That day, I received a call from him, which I thought was really weird. Wasn’t he supposed to be at the test? Then, he told me that he was late and wouldn’t be able to take it. We’ve all seen videos of people being late for ENEM, but I never imagined that would happen to a friend. I said to him: “I cannot believe you were late! You studied for months!” He sounded very nervous when he answered: “I was so close! I cried the entire day. If I’d just left home five minutes earlier…”

I felt bad for him, I know how much he studied, so I told him: “Don’t push yourself so hard. You missed the boat, but another one’s coming next year! This was only your first try. If you need any help we can study together. Next year, when you walk in there with total confidence, you’ll show up on time and absolutely crush it.”

I think that helped him a little bit, but I know that it must’ve been a horrible experience for him and I hope he doesn’t miss the boat next year.

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Larry: Hey bro.

Rafa: Hey man, oh my God! We haven't spoken for a long time. How have you been?

Larry: Yeah true, good what about you?

Rafa: I'm fine. Listen, the guys and I are planning to make a call for the old days sake you know just to catch up. It's gonna be tomorrow, are you in?

Larry: Yeah, 100%.

2 days later...

Larry: Yo bro, what about the call?

Rafa: Bro the call was yesterday you missed the boat.

Larry: Damn it! I totally forgot that.

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I was planning to get my car inspected before the registration expired, but I kept putting it off. Now the deadline has passed and I've missed the boat. If I don't get it inspected and registered within the next week, I'll have to pay a hefty fine. I should have acted sooner, but now I'm facing the consequences of procrastination.

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I have always loved playing football and I was a particularly good player. When I was 15, I received an invitation to try out for Fluminense football club. At the time, I couldn't balance football with my studies and decided not to continue with football. Today, I have doubts, if I hadn't "missed the boat", maybe I could have been a great football player.....

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I'm really engaged to work with e-commerce. My store is 100% working and ready. In these days I've received about one hundred and sixty visits in my store, but I didn't sell anything. I don't know what's happening. A lot of people are becoming rich with e-commerce, so to not miss the boat, I have to do some changes and fix this problem. I have the most beautiful intentions to do with the money that I will get with this business, I'll marry with Ana Beatriz, buy a house, buy a car, help momma, travel with Ana Beatriz and bless all the people that I love. I'm glad that God will bless me with wisdom to bypass this problem that I'm facing with my store.

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I am working in a new Company now. Before coming here, I knew that in this company I would have to speak in English a lot. I almost missed the boat but fortunately I started having English classes and everything will be all right.

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I am a Solutions Architect and sometimes a Developer as well.

I missed the boat a long time ago when apps became very popular and everyone was creating apps for everything.

Now I have a new opportunity with artificial intelligence, and I'm not going to miss the boat again because I have started studying it.

I will try to introduce AI into every solution I propose or when I can put it in.

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My wife told me that I should be more romantic. Every year I forget the our marriage’s date. I meant to send her a marriage card and flowers the last time, but I missed the boat - our marriage’s date was last week. Can you imagine my wife's face? Man.. If looks could kill.

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Every year, I pay taxes in January and there is a good discount if you pay them. But that month is very busy and sometimes I forget something. This year, I missed the boat and unfortunately I will have to pay some in full.

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On my last vacation I really wanted to travel to Argentina. I had been dreaming about this trip for a long time. The moment I was finally ready to book was close to my vacation dates, but unfortunately the flying tickets and hotels were too expensive and I missed the boat.

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There are things in life that happen only once. I have no doubt that if I am writing this exercise today, I mean, studying English, it is because I don't want to miss the boat once again. The next time I have a chance to travel abroad for the company, my English will be sharp.

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It's incredible how some people have no idea about time. I'm an accountant and I prepare the income tax of my clients. One of them came to me yesterday to prepare his income tax and I said, "You missed the boat! The deadline was three days ago."

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I have just returned from my travel abroad and I realized that I forgot to change my mobile phone. I missed the boat!

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In 2023, I was excitedly planning my first trip to Asia, eager to experience a new continent and immerse myself in its unique cultures. I spent weeks researching destinations, planning itineraries, and comparing flight prices. Since I had accumulated quite a few miles on my credit card, I hoped to use them to offset some of the travel costs. I even got in touch with the airline’s sales department to stay updated on any upcoming promotions, particularly since flights to Asia can be quite expensive.

I was told to keep an eye on my messages, as they would send out an exclusive offer soon. I was on standby, eagerly anticipating that promotion email. I checked my inbox several times each day, hoping for a deal that would finally bring this dream trip within reach. But, as luck would have it, the airline sent the promotion overnight on a Saturday, right when I’d finally let my guard down.

Since it was the weekend, I didn’t think to check my email first thing on Sunday. When I finally got around to it on Monday morning, I saw the promotional email buried under a stack of other messages. My heart sank as I opened it, only to find that the deal had already expired—I’d missed the boat on a golden opportunity to save on my dream trip.

Looking back, I realized I should have set up an alert to notify me the instant the message arrived, especially given how fast these deals tend to go. Missing the boat taught me a valuable lesson: sometimes, a little extra preparation can make all the difference when it comes to capturing once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

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Last year I wanted to replace my old fridge with a new one on Black Friday, but I missed the boat. Nevertheless this year it won't happen again.

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When I returned to Rio de Janeiro, I put my apartment in Sao Paulo up for sale. A man was interested in exchanging an apartment in Barra of the same size. I refused because I didn't want to live in the condominium where the apartment in Rio was. Today, the value of this property is much higher than it was three years ago. I missed the boat!

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Steam is my favourite app and I buy many games there, mainly when there is a promotion. But this time I missed the boat because I thought the promotion would be for one week but it was only for three days.

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I hate delays and I hate waiting. Why people have no commitment with one another? One day I schedule a service with a company to provide maintenance to my washing machine and the company schedule 10 am. I waited for the company until midday and called them but I had no return. So then I decided to go to the gym. After 10 minutes there a guy from the company called me saying, "Hi Sr, I'm here..." I replied, "Sorry, You missed the boat, I'm not at home now. You'd better reschedule that".