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Phrases and idioms using the word ‘time’
Other phrases with the word ‘time’ include:
Having the time of my life – having an amazing time (‘Are you enjoying the concert?’ ‘Yes, I’m having the time of my life!’)
A race against time – a situation where you have to rush to finish something (‘It was a race against time to finish the essay before the deadline’)
To be / run out of time – to have no time left, when you have missed a deadline or come to the end of a time limitation (“I didn’t finish the exam – I ran out of time”), to be out of step with the musical rhythm (“He is a terrible dancer, he is always out of time”)
To be running out of time – to have little time left (“Hurry up, you’re running out of time”)
Take your time – don’t hurry (“Take your time – there’s no rush, there’re not expecting us until 9pm”)
Taking your own sweet time – taking a long time to do something (“He’s taking his own sweet time about it, isn’t he? The job should’ve been finished on Tuesday”) – usually said with annoyance about someone when they are taking too long to do something.
Behind the times – old-fashioned, not up-to-date (‘He can’t even use a computer, he’s really behind the times’)
To have time – Do you have enough time (to do something)? (“Have you got time to help me fix the car?” / “We could drop them off at my house first, if we’ve got time”)
In the nick of time – at the last moment, just before the deadline (‘I caught the train in the nick of time, seconds before it left the station’)
To stand the test of time – to continue successfully for a long time (This film is still relevant today – it has really stood the test of time’)
To have time on your hands – to have a lot of spare time, to have too much free time (‘He is always gossiping with his colleagues – he must have a lot of time on his hands’)
Frequently Asked Questions on Verb Tenses in English
Verb tenses can be confusing, and many English learners have questions about them. Here are some frequently asked questions and their answers:
Q: How many verb tenses are there in English?
Q: What is the difference between simple and continuous tenses?
A: Simple tenses describe a single, completed action, while continuous tenses describe an action that is ongoing or repeated. For example, “I ate breakfast” is in the simple past tense, while “I was eating breakfast” is in the past continuous tense.
Q: When should I use the present perfect tense?
A: The present perfect tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present, or to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past. For example, “I have lived in this city for five years” or “She has visited Europe several times.”
Time used to describe the working day
These office hours were also used in the famous film and song by Dolly Parton ‘9 to 5’ where she sings ‘working nine to five, what a way to make a living’. The phrase ‘to make a living’ means to earn money.
The phrase is used in the song in a negative way to imply working hard for little pay and for someone else’s benefit.
As Dolly sings in ‘9 to 5’:
‘Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin’
Out on the street the traffic starts jumpin’
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5′
‘Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’
Barely gettin’ by, it’s all takin’ and no givin’
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it’
‘9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me!’
Other phrases related to work are ‘full time’ and ‘part time’. A full-time job usually means a job that you do every day for around 40 hours per week.
A part-time job means a job that that you do for fewer hours than a full time job. This might be three days a week or perhaps four hours per day, instead of the usual eight hours per day for a full-time job.
If someone is ‘taking time off’, it means they are taking a break from work or study.
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