be able to attain the goal according to schedule
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì R ì y ǐ D à I, which means that we can count the days and wait for it. It is not far away and is the same as "counting the days and waiting for it". It's from the preface of He Jia Yuan Li Shi Li.
The origin of Idioms
Zhao Nanxing's preface to Hejia Yuanli Shili in Ming Dynasty: "Shiyu is the messenger of the two capital schools, that is, he does not reply to the external supplement, but sits in jiulie, waiting for the time."
Idiom usage
It's not far away.
be able to attain the goal according to schedule
dismember an ox as skillfully as a butcher - páo dīng jiě niú
A slow sparrow should make an early start. - bèn niǎo xiān fēi
more than can be counted on one 's fingers - zhǐ bù shèng qū
posing as a pheasant standing on one foot - jīn jī dú lì