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Time expressions

phrasedefinition
kill time you want to make time pass because you are bored
make up for lost time try to compensate for time or opportunities missed in the past
give sb a hard time to deliberately make a situation difficult and unpleasant for sb
can't spare the time you don't have enough time to devote any of it to another activity
take up (time) fill your time
have the time of your life (inf)/have a whale of a time enjoy yourself very much
play for time to deliberately delay doing sth, or to do it more slowly than usual, so that you have more to decide what to do
before my time before I was old enough to be aware of/remember this
behind the times old-fashioned in your ideas
in no time very quickly
short of time lacjk of time, synonym of pushed for time
it's a matter of time it's inevitable that sth will happen
time on my hands more free time than I actual want
time to spare with more than enough time
me time inf time when a person who is normally very busy relaxes or does sth they enjoy
time-consuming taking or needing a lot of time
about time used to say that sth should have happened before now
Created by: Ailina
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