no estar el horno para bollos

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “(for the) oven not to be (ready) for buns”.

Verb

no estar el horno para bollos (impersonal, third-person singular present no está el horno para bollos, third-person singular preterite no estuvo el horno para bollos, past participle no estado el horno para bollos)

1. (idiomatic, impersonal) not be the right time

See also

• con la que está cayendo (interjection)

Further reading

• “no estar el horno para bollos, o para tortas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10