Idioms with time
- Buy time: to do something in order to have more time to achieve something
- Kill time: spend time by entertaining yourself or doing something that is interesting for you
- Mark time: 1) to pass the time while you wait for the right opportunity 2) Military: March in one place
- Time flies: time passes very quickly
- Time after time (time and time again): very often; again and again
- Time is money: time is valuable and used productively
- Tell the time (Us tell time): to be able to read a clock or watch correctly
- Bide your time: to wait patiently for the right moment to do something
- Third time lucky (US third time is the charm): used when you are sure to succeed the third attempt because you have failed the previous two attempts
- Have time to kill (have time on your hands): have nothing to do
- Long time no see: I have not seen you for a long time
- Once upon a time: once a long time ago, used to open fairy tales and folk tales
- (Only) time will tell: The result of a situation will only be known after time has passed
- Against time (against the clock): an attempt to finish something as fast as possible
- Ahead of time: before the expected time: early
- At one time: 1) in the past; formerly 2) at once
- At times: sometimes
- Beat time: follow the rhythm of music with hand, foot, fingers or a similar means
- Behind the times: someone or something that is not modern; old-fashioned
- From time to time: occasionally; not often
- Time’s up: there is no more time for something
- In time: before a deadline; not late
- On time: according to the schedule
- Have time of your life: to have a very enjoyable time
- Do time: to spend a period of time in prison (as a prisoner)
Idioms with minute (moment/second)
- At any minute (now): very soon
- Just a minute (moment/second): wait for a short time
- The last minute (moment): the last opportunity before an important event
- Up to the minute: modern; recent
Idioms with hour
- Until all hours: very late at night
- At the eleventh hour: at the last minute
- At an ungodly hour (informal: At an unearthly hour): a time of day, very early or late, that is not convenient to see somebody
- The evil hour/day/moment: difficult or unpleasant time
Sentence examples:
I usually kill time by watching funny videos online.
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The time flies when I am reading book.
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Time after time she goes to the theatre.
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Kids will learn how to tell the time with this video.
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I am biding my time to earn money outside of my current job.
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We have some time to kill before the next class.
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Who will win the presidential election? Only time will tell.
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We are working against time to publish the plan by the end of this year.
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The meeting will start ahead of time.
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At one time my parents lived in Ukraine.
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I go by bus at times.
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He beat time by clapping.
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This method seems behind the times.
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From time to time she writes to me.
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Stop running! Time’s up.
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The train was on time.
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The documents were delivered in time.
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My kids had time of their lives in the amusement park.
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He did time for selling marijuana.
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She’ll be here at any minute.
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He decided to leave at the last minute.
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Some styles are always up to the minute.
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I like to watch TV until all hours.
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She decided not to come at the eleventh hour.
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The noise of the traffic always wakes me up at an ungodly hour.
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