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Time
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| in time | before the meeting started |
| on time | not early or late |
| It’s time (for us) to | used to say that something should happen now |
| have time for | have enough time to do something |
| the next time | on the next occasion |
| the last time | on the last occasion |
| at the same time | in one time |
| until 4.30 | I won’t leave before 4.30 |
| by 8.15 | not later than 8.15 |
| for | + period of time/how long |
| simce | + a point of time in the past |
| during | this tells you when |
| in (period of time) time | (period of time) from now |
| for ages | for a long time ago |
| recently/lately | e.g. in the last few months |
| recently | a few weeks ago/not long time ago |
| a long time ago/ages ago | e.g. 5-10 years ago |
| the other day | a few days ago/pehaps a week |
| these days/nowadays | a period including the past and now |
| for the time being | for now / the near future – but not for a long time |
| one day | in the future but I don’t know when |
| a fortnight | 2 weeks |
| It takes me | it says how long we need to do smth |
| last for/last | to say how long smth continue |
| last long | continue for a long time |