of the essence critically important 极其重要的, 关键的： time will be of the essence during negotiations. 时间在谈判中极其重要。 of the ˈessencenecessary and very important必不可少；非常重要In this situationtime is of the essence(= we must do things as quickly as possible).在这种情况下，时间是至关重要的。 |