Monday 20 May 2013

time noun
1 what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
time + verb
elapse , go by , pass
As ~ went by we saw less and less of each other.
The changing seasons mark the passing of ~.
fly
How ~ flies!
go
Where does the ~ go?
drag
Time drags in this job.
heal sth
Time heals all wounds.
preposition
in   ~
The play takes us back in ~ to the 1940s.
over   ~
Perceptions change over ~.
through   ~
travel through ~
phrases
a matter of ~
It was only a matter of ~ before someone tried to kill him.
the mists of ~
The origins of this custom are lost in the mists of ~.
2 time shown on a clock
adjective
good , perfect
My watch keeps good ~.
local
The attacks were launched at 9 p.m. local ~.
daylight saving
British Summer , Eastern Standard , Greenwich Mean , etc.
verb + time
tell
Can he tell the ~ yet? ( BrE )
Can he tell ~ yet? ( AmE )
have
Do you have the ~?
What ~ do you have? ( AmE )
make
What ~ do you make it? ( BrE )
look at
Look at the ~! We'll be late.
check
Let me just check the ~.
keep
time + noun
zone
preposition
ahead of … ~ , behind … ~
10 hours behind Pacific Standard Time
phrases
at … time in the morning / afternoon /evening , at … time of day , at … time of the morning / afternoon /evening/night
There's less traffic at this ~ of day.
What are you doing out of bed at this ~ of night?
~ of year , ~ of the year
The leaves start to turn red at this ~ of (the) year.
this ~ tomorrow, etc.
This ~ tomorrow I'll be in Canada.
3 time when sth happens / should happen
adjective
peak
There are extra buses at peak ~s.
prime
closing , opening
arrival , departure
verb + time
fix ( BrE ) , set
We need to set a ~ for the next meeting.
change
time + verb
come
You'll feel differently about it when the ~ comes.
preposition
ahead of   ~
We had everything worked out ahead of ~.
behind   ~ ( BrE )
The plane took off an hour behind ~.
by the   ~
By the ~ you get there the meeting will be over.
in   ~
We got home in ~ to see the end of the game.
on   ~
The trains are rarely on ~.
~   for
It's ~ for dinner.
4 amount of time
adjective
considerable , long
little , short
limited
It is a special price for a limited ~.
total
reasonable
precious
We're wasting precious ~.
idle
free , leisure , spare
quality
journey , travel , travelling/traveling
running
the movie's two-hour running ~
playing ( esp. AmE ) , screen
The coach plans to give younger players more playing ~.
De Niro makes the most of limited screen ~.
lead , waiting
There is a long lead ~ between order and delivery of the product.
… of time
amount , length , period
Have you lived overseas for any length of ~?
great deal
A great deal of ~ has been spent on developing this software.
verb + time
have
Do you have ~ for a chat?
I had no ~ to think.
need
Do you need more ~?
give sb/sth
I can certainly do the job if you give me ~.
take (sb)
It takes ~ to make changes in the law.
It took her a long ~ to read the report.
Take your ~ ( = take as much time as you like ) .
spend
She spends much of her ~ reading.
I hope to spend more ~ with my family.
kill , pass , while away
It helps to pass the ~.
fritter away , idle away
devote , put , use
She devotes all her spare ~ to gardening.
He put all his ~ into the show.
allow , leave
They didn't allow much ~ for discussion.
This doesn't leave much ~ for us to get ready.
find , make
I can never find ~ to write letters.
I can probably make the ~ to see them.
wait
We had to wait some ~ before the bus arrived.
gain , save
You would save ~ with a dishwasher.
reduce
measures to reduce waiting ~s
waste
lose , run out of
We have no ~ to lose (= we must hurry) .
I didn't finish the test—I ran out of ~.
be pressed for , be short of
be out of
play for
Not knowing what to do, she played for ~ by going to the bathroom.
time + verb
be up , run out
Sorry, your ~ is up.
time + noun
frame , interval , period , scale , span
limit
lag
preposition
at a   ~
He surfs the Internet for hours at a ~.
for a   ~
I lived there for a ~.
in   ~
You'll get used to the work in ~.
over   ~ , with   ~
Her skills improved with ~.
phrases
all in good ~ (= sth will happen when the time is right)
Be patient, Emily! All in good ~.
all the ~
The letter was in my pocket all the ~ (= while I was looking for it) .
She leaves the lights on all the ~ (= always / repeatedly ) .
the entire ~ , the whole ~
for quite some ~
He'd been thinking about quitting his job for quite some ~.
if ~ permits
We will discuss this matter later, if ~ permits.
in the fullness of ~ (= when the time is right, usually after a long period)
in good of ~ , in plenty of ~
Get to the airport in good ~ ( = plenty of time before the plane leaves ) .
in next to no ~ , in no ~ at all
in ten minutes', three hours', etc. ~ ( esp. BrE )
I'll be back in ten minutes' ~.
in your own good ~ , in your own ~ (= taking as long as you want / need )
most of the ~
a race against ~
Finishing the book was a race against ~.
a long ~ ago , some ~ ago
Her parents died a long ~ ago.
a waste of ~
What a waste of ~!
5 ( often times ) period in the past/present
adjective
good , great , happy
bad , difficult , hard , rough , sad , tough , troubled , unhappy
Times are hard for the unemployed.
ancient , early , former , old
in ancient ~s
modern , recent
medieval , prehistoric , etc.
time + verb
change
Times have changed since Grandma was young.
preposition
at a/the   ~
He lived at the ~ of the Civil War.
At one ~ Mary was my best friend.
before sb's   ~
The Beatles were before my ~.
in sb's   ~
Mr Curtis was the manager in my ~ (= when I was working there) .
in   ~s
in ~s of trouble
phrases
from ~ immemorial , since ~ immemorial (= for a very long time )
of all ~
the greatest hockey player of all ~
a sign of the ~s
It's a sign of the ~s when sports stars earn more than movie stars.
~ was when
Time was when ( = there was a time when ) we never needed to lock our house at night.
6 occasion
adjective
that , this
I'm determined to pass this ~.
final , last
When was the last ~ you saw her?
another , next
Next ~ you're here let's have lunch together.
one
each , every
Every ~ I hear that song I feel happy.
only
same
appropriate , good , suitable
Is this an appropriate ~ to discuss my salary?
appointed , right
bad , wrong
This would be a bad ~ to tell her.
first , second , etc.
For the first ~ in history, more than half of us now live in cities.
umpteenth
countless , many
I've told you countless ~s.
several
… of times
couple
number
verb + time
remember
I can remember the first ~ I met her.
bide
We'll have to bide our ~ until the rain stops.
time + verb
come
Your ~ will come.
be ripe
The ~ is ripe for revolution.
preposition
at a/the   ~
The chairlift can take four people at a ~.
At the ~ of writing, a ceasefire is under discussion.
Hot water is available at all ~s.
He can be rather moody at ~s.
by the   ~
She'll have gone by the ~ we get there.
for the … ~
I told her not to do it for the umpteenth ~.
phrases
at the present ~
for the ~ being (= temporarily)
a number of ~s
x ~s out of x
three ~s out of ten
7 when you experience sth in a particular way
adjective
enjoyable , fun , good , grand ( esp. BrE ) , great , marvellous/marvelous , pleasant , splendid ( esp. BrE ) , wonderful
It was a fun ~ for us girls.
awful , dreadful ( esp. BrE ) , horrible , miserable , sad , terrible
difficult , hard
verb + time
have
Did you have a good ~ in Spain?
We had a great ~ at the party.
enjoy
8 time taken in a race, etc.
adjective
fast
record
He completed the course in record ~.
verb + time
clock up , record
She clocked up one of the fastest ~s of the year.
time + noun
trial
9 musical rhythm
adjective
waltz
double , quick
verb + time
beat , keep
The conductor beat ~ with a baton.
time + noun
signature
preposition
in   ~ , in   ~   to , in   ~   with , out of   ~   with
Kelly played guitar and everyone clapped their hands in ~.
They were clapping in ~ to the music.

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