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time

noun UK /tam / US /tam /

timenoun (MINUTES/DAYS/YEARS)

A2 [U] thepartofexistencethatismeasuredinminutes,days,years,

etc.,orthisprocessconsideredasawhole:
Hewantstospendmoretimewithhisfamily.
Timepassessoquicklywhenyou'rehavingfun.

Shegrewmoreandmorefascinatedbythesubjectastimewenton/by.
Thecurtainshavefadedover/withtime(=asyearshavegonepast).
You'llforgetherintime(=inthefuture).
Overthecourseoftime(=asyearshavegonepast),holeshaveformedintherock.
WhenPaulawasill,Itookhersomemagazinestohelpherpassthetime.
Ifyou'dtakenmoretimewith/over(=spentmoretimedoing)thisessay,youcouldhavedoneit
muchbetter.
Ittakesalongtime(=manyhoursareneeded)togetfromLondontoSydney.
We'dsavetimeonourjourney(=itwouldbequicker)ifwewentbytrain.
Ionlyworkedthereforashortperiodoftime.
Thekitchenclockisgaining/losingtime(=isgoingfast/slow).
Mywatchhasneverkeptverygoodtime(=beencorrect).

allthetime

A2 continuously:
Iwishyou'dstopcriticizingmeallthetime.
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innotime C1 (innexttonotime)

veryquicklyorverysoon:
Thekidsatetheirdinnerinnotime.
We'llbehomeinnexttonotime.

notimetolose

Ifyousaythereisorthatyouhavenotimetolose,itmeansthat
youmustdoquicklywhateveritisthatyouwanttodo:
Comeon,there'snotimetolose,wehavetogethomebeforeJohnfindsout.

foralltime

always:
Iwillloveyouforalltime.

ofalltime

thathaseverlivedorexisted:
She'sbeencalledthegreatestsingerofalltime.

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I'dlikesometimetoconsiderbeforeImakeadecision.
Ifwecutacrossthefield,it'llsavetime.
ShespendsagooddealofhertimeinGlasgow.
Howmuchtimedoyouallowyourselftogetreadyinthemorning?
Aconsiderableamountoftimeandefforthasgoneintothisexhibition.

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timenoun (SYSTEM )

C1 [U] thesystemofrecordinghoursusedindifferentpartsofthe
world:
GreenwichMeanTime
daylightsavingtime

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timenoun (TIMEAVAILABLE)

anamountoftimethatyouhaveavailabletodosomething:
Idon'tknowhowyoufindtimetodoallthethingsyoudo.
Ithoughtwe'dgiveheralittlemoretime(=allowhermoretime)togetthejobdone.
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havetime

B1 Ifyouhavetime,youhaveenoughtimetodosomething:
Wedon'thavemuchtimebeforethetrainleaves.
Doyouhavetimeforaquickdrinkafterwork?
I'dliketolearntosail,butIdon'thavethetime(=Iamtoobusy).
[+toinfinitive] Idon'thavetimetogototheshopstoday.

wastetime

A2 tonotmakegooduseofthehours,etc.thatyouhave
available:
Ifyou'ddoneyourworkinsteadofwastingtimeonyourphone,you'dbefinishedbynow.

runoutoftime

B1 tonothaveenoughhours,etc.availabletofinishsomething
youaretryingtodo:
Sheranoutoftimeanddidn'tfinishthelastquestion.

be(all)outoftime

tonothaveenoughminutes,etc.available:
I'dliketocontinuethisdiscussionbutwe'realloutoftime.

time'sup

therearenomoreminutes,hours,etc.available:
OK,everyone,time'supforthisweek.

timeaddedon

(injurytime,stoppagetime)aperiodoftimeaddedtotheendofa
footballmatchbecauseplaywasstoppedduringthegame,
usuallytotakecareofplayerswhowerehurt:
Hisgoalinthethirdminuteoftimeaddedonsealedthematch.

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timenoun (PERIOD)

A2 [SorU] aparticularperiodoftimeforwhichsomethinghasbeen
happening,orthatisneededforsomething:
Afteratime,itbecameclearthatnobodywasinterestedincomingtothemeetings.
Theystayedwithusforashorttime.
ThatwasthebestrestaurantI'vebeentofor/inalongtime(=alongperiodhasgonepastsinceI
wenttosuchagoodrestaurant).
ItwassometimeagothatIlastheardfromher.
We'regoingonholidayintwoweeks'time(=aftertwoweekshavepassed).
Duringhertime(=whileshewas)inoffice,theprimeministerintroducedalargenumberof
changes.
Whatdoyoulikedoinginyourspare/freetime(=whenyouarenotworking)?

have/taketimeoff

tostopwork,inordertodosomethingelse:
IaskedmybossifIcouldhavesometimeoff(fromwork)togotothedentist.

foratime

forashortperiod:
Foratime,weallthoughtthatSheilaandFrankwouldgetmarried.

forsometime

B2 forafairlylongperiodoftime:
I'vebeendoingyogaforsometime.

forthetimebeing

C1 foralimitedperiod:
LeavetheironingforthetimebeingI'lldoitlater.

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timenoun (PARTICULARPOINT)

A1 [CorSorU] aparticularpointintheday,asexpressedinhoursand
minutesorshownonaclock,oraparticularpointintime:
Whattimeisit?
"What'sthetime?""It'steno'clock."

Whattimedoyoufinishwork?
Haveyougotthetime?(=Doyouknowwhattimeitis?)
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He'steachinghisdaughtertotellthetime(=torecognizewhattimeitisbylookingataclock).

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DidyoufindoutthetimesofthetrainstoKiev?
Theestimatedtimeofarrival/departureofthisflightis11.15.
Ohdear,isthatthe(right)time?(=isitreallysolate?)
Wealwayshavedinneratthesametimeeveryday.
Iwasexhaustedbythetime(=when)Igothome.
Whenwouldbeagoodtimeformetocallyou?
"Whatwouldbethebesttimeofdayforustodeliverthetable?""Oh,anytimewillbeOK."
Today'stemperatureswillbenormalforthetimeofyear(=willbeastheyareexpectedtobeinthis
season).
Justthink,thistime(=atthesameparticularpointduring)nextweekwe'llbeinAruba.
Weregretthatatthepresenttime(atthistime)weareunabletosupplytheproducts
youordered.
Thetimeisfastdrawingnear/approaching(=itwillsoonbethetime)whenwe'llhavetomakea
decision.

atthetime

A2 attheparticularpointwhensomethingwasthoughtofor
done:
Itseemedlikeagoodideaatthetime.

atthesametime

B1 Iftwothingshappenatthesametime,theyhappentogether:
Wearrivedatthesametime.

atyourtimeoflife

ataperson'spresentage:
Athistimeoflife,heoughttobetakingthingseasy.

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timenoun (SUITABLEPOINT)

B1 [SorU] aparticularpointoftheday,year,etc.thatissuitablefora
particularactivity,oratwhichsomethingisexpectedtohappen:
holidaytime
partytime
Putyourtoysawaynowit'stimeforbed.
It'stime(that)Iwasleaving.

[+toinfinitive] Isittime(forus)togohomeyet?

Thisisnotthetime(=notasuitablemoment)tobethinkingaboutbuyingahouse.
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Ifeelthatthetimehascome(=nowisasuitablemoment)formetomoveon.
Therepairstotheroadwerefinishedtwoweeksaheadoftime(=soonerthanwasexpected).
Whyisitthatthebusesneverrunontime(=maketheirjourneysintheexpectednumberofhours,
etc.)?
She'sgrownoldbeforehertime(=soonerthanshemighthavebeenexpectedtohavedone).

intime

B1 earlyenough:
Igothomejustintimeit'sstartingtorain.
Ifwedon'thurryup,wewon'tbeintimetocatchthetrain.
Wegotthereinplentyoftime(=wearrivedearly)forthebeginningofthegame.

(right/dead/bang)ontime

happeningordoneattheparticularmomentthatitwasexpected
tohappenorbedone:
Myparentsgotothehouserightontime.

aheadoftime

earlierthanaparticularmoment:
Let'smeetforlunch.I'llcallyouaheadoftimetodecideexactlywhenandwhere.

abouttime C1 (hightime)

Ifitisabouttime/hightimethatsomeonedidsomething,it
shouldhavebeendonesooneroralongtimeago:
It'sabouttime(that)theschoolimproveditsfoodservice.
Itishightimeforthecriticstoopentheirmindstoanewapproach.

abouttime(abouttimetoo,notbeforetime)

saidwhensomeonedoessomethingorsomethinghappensthat
youthinkshouldhavebeendoneorhavehappenedmuch
sooner:
"SoBen'sfinallyfoundajob.""Yeah,it'sabouttime."

thetimeisright/ripe

itisthemostsuitablemomenttodosomethingorforsomething
tohappen:
Ihaven'ttoldhimyet,butIwillwhenthetimeisright.
Shefeltthetimewasrighttoleave.
Thetimeisripeforinvestinginnewtechnology.

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timenoun (OCCASION)

A2 [C] anoccasionwhensomethinghappens,ortheexperience
connectedwithit:
ThelasttimewewenttoParis,itrainedeveryday.
Everytime/EachtimeIaskyoutodosomethingyousayyou'rebusy.
Theygoswimmingthreeorfourtimesaweek.
TherearetimeswhenIwishIdidn'tlivewhereIdo.
Thefourtimeschampion(=thechampiononfouroccasionsinthepast)wasdefeatedinthesecond
round.
IfI'dknownatthetime(=then)thatshewashisformerwife,I'dneverhavesaidwhatIdid.
Someti`mesIenjoymyEnglishclasses,butatothertimesIfindthemreallyboring.
Fortheumpteenth/hundredth/thousandthtime,(=I'vetoldyouonmanyoccasionsto)stop
teasingyoursister.
Didyouhaveabad/goodtime(=anunpleasant/enjoyableexperience)attheconference?
Shehadaneasy/hardtimeofit(=acomfortable/uncomfortableexperience)withthebirthofher
secondbaby.

fromtimetotime

B2 sometimes,butnotoften:
FromtimetotimeIstillthinkofher.

timeaftertime

C2 againandagain:
Timeaftertimeshegetsinvolvedinrelationshipswiththewrongmen.

timeand(time)again

veryoften:
I'vetoldyoutimeandtimeagainlookbeforeyoucrosstheroad.

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Whenyou'reattheairport,youshouldmakesureyouhaveyourluggagewithyouatall
times.

at(any)onetime(atatime,)(atanygiventime)

atorduringanyparticularpointormomentintheday:
Onlyacertainnumberofpeopleareallowedinthebuildingatanyonetime.
I'msorry,butI'mtoobusytohelpyounowIcanonlydoonethingatatime.

attimes

C1 sometimes:
Youcanbereallyannoyingattimes,youknow.

atanytime

ever:
Parkingisnotallowedhereatanytime.

thetimes

onmanyoccasions:
ThetimesI'vetoldyou,askbeforeyouborrowmyclothes.

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timenoun (HISTORICALPERIOD)

B2 [C] (times)aperiodinhistory:
"ATaleofTwoCities"issetatthetimeoftheFrenchRevolution.
In/Duringmedievaltimes,womenthoughttobewitcheswereburnedatthestake.
Intimesgoneby,allcropswereharvestedbyhand.
Timeswerehard(=livingconditionswerenotgood)whenIwasaboy.
Heiswidelyregardedasoneofthebestwritersofmodern/ourtimes(=thepresentorveryrecent
past).
Ineverthoughtitwouldhappeninmytime(=beforeIdied).
Wesatandtalkedaboutoldtimes(=thingsthathadhappenedtousinthepast.)
Timeshavechangedandmanymorewomennowhaveexecutivejobsthaninthepast.

atonetime C2

inthepast:
Atonetime,GeorgeEliotlivedhere.

aheadofyourtime(beforeyourtime)
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havingnewideas,opinions,orwaysoflivinglongbeforemost
otherpeopledo

beforesb'stime

Ifsomethingisbeforeyourtime,ithappenedorexistedbefore
youwerebornorwereoldenoughtorememberit:
Idon'tremembertheBeatlestheywerebeforemytime.

Seealso

timewas

saidtomeanthattherewasaperiodinthepastwhensomething
usedtohappenorbetrue:
Timewas(when)youcouldbuyaloafofbreadforsixpence.

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timenoun (RACE)

[CorU] Yourtimeinaraceisthenumberofminutes,hours,etc.youtake

tocompleteit:
Hertimeforthemarathonwasjustunderthreehours.
Heranthe100metresinrecordtime.

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timenoun (MUSIC)

[U] thenumberofbeatsinabarofmusic,orthespeedatwhichapiece
ofmusicisintendedtobeplayed:
Thispieceiswrittenin4/4time.
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Smallchildrenoftenhavedifficultysingingintimewiththemusic(=atthesamespeedatwhichthe
musicisbeingplayed).
Itseemedtomeasiftheviolinswereplayingoutoftime(=atadifferentspeedfromtheother
instrumentsplayingthesamepieceofmusic).
Tobeattimeistomakearegularseriesofsoundsatthesamespeedasapieceofmusicisplayed.
Tappingyourfootwillhelpyoutokeeptime(=toplaythemusicatthecorrectspeed).

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timenoun (PRISON)

dotime

tospendaperiodoftimeinprison:
It'snotalwayseasytofindajobafteryou'vedonetime.

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timenoun (DRINKING)

[U] theparticularpointinthedayatwhichpeoplewhoaredrinkingina

barintheUKhavetofinishtheirdrinksandleave:
"Time,please!"calledthelandlord.
Isittimealready?

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Grammar

Always:meaning

Alwayscanmeanoneveryoccasion,foreverorveryfrequently.Inthesemeaningsweuseitwith
simpletenseforms:
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Wecanusealwayswithcontinuousverbformstorefertoregulareventsorstates,especiallyones
whichareproblematicorwhichwedonotlikeorwant:

Always:position
Wemostcommonlyusealwaysinmidposition,betweenthesubjectandmainverb,afterthemodal
verborfirstauxiliaryverb,oraftermainverbbe:

Alwayswithcanandcould
Weoftenusealwayswithcanandcouldtotalkaboutpossiblesolutionstoproblems:

Asalways
Weuseasalwaystotalkaboutoneeventwhichisseenastypical:

Alwaysorallthetime?
Allthetimealsomeansveryoftenorcontinuallyandiscommonlyusedtorefertothingsthatpeople
donotlikeordonotwanttohappen.Wedontuseallthetimeinmidposition:

Measurements

Area:length,width,depthandheight
Weusethenounslength,width,depthandheightandtheadjectiveslong,wide,deepandhightotalk
aboutareaandsize:

Weightandvolume
Weusetheverbweightomeasureweight:

Frequency,speed,time
Weusemanydifferentexpressionstodescribefrequency,speedandtime.Herearesomeofthem:

Time
Timeisanounwithanumberofmeanings.Insomesensesitiscountable,andinothersitis
uncountable.Agoodlearnersdictionarywillgiveyouitsmanymeaningsandtellyouwhetheritis
countableoruncountable.

Time:seconds,minutes,hours,years
Weusetimetorefertowhatismeasuredinseconds,minutes,hoursandyearsasawhole.Inthis
senseitisuncountable:

Time:talkingaboutclockorcalendartime
Whenwetalkaboutspecificclocktimes,timeiscountable.Wedonotsayhour:

Ontimeandintime
Weuseontimetotalkabouttimetabledevents.Ifsomethingisontime,itmeansthatitisatthe
scheduledtime.Weoftenuserightontimeor,moreinformally,deadontimeorbangontime,for
emphasis:

Time:referringtopastevents
Weoftenuseexpressionswithtimetorefertopastevents(thetime,thetimethat,thetimewhen):

Tellingthetime

Itstime
Wecanusetheexpressionitstime+subject+pastverbformtorefertothepresentmoment:

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Modismos

allthetimeintheworld

behindthetimes

bepressedfortime

changewith/keepupwith/movewiththetimes

givesbahardtime

givesbthetimeofday

havealotoftimeforsb

havenotimeforsb

havetimetokill

amatter/questionoftime

there'satimeandaplace(foreverything)

there'snotimelikethepresent

timeandtidewaitfornoman

timeflies

timehangsheavy

timeismoney

timeisoftheessence

timeisonsb'sside

thetimeisripe

thetimeofyourlife

havetimeonyourhands

timestandsstill

(only)timewilltell

time'sagreathealer

time

verb[T]
UK /tam / US /tam /

timeverb[T] (ARRANGE)

todecidethatsomethingwillhappenataparticulartime:

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toarrangesomethingsothatithappensatthebestpossibletime:
Ifyoutimeyourdeparturecarefully,youshouldbeabletomisstheworstofthetraffic.

Thegirls'basketballteamwonthegamewithaperfectlytimedshot(=oneplayedatexactlytheright
moment),justbeforethebuzzer.

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timeverb[T] (MEASURE)

B2 tomeasurehowlongittakesforsomethingtohappenorfor
someonetodosomething:
Willyoutimemetoseehowlongittakesmetoswimalength?

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time

suffix
UK /tam / US /tam /

thestatedperiodoftimeduringtheyear,day,etc.:

springtime
Christmastime

daytime
nighttime

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