Time is the most precious resource that we have and it’s important to spend it wisely. Check out these useful idioms about time. There’s no time to lose!
1) Behind the times
Meaning: to be old-fashioned; to have outdated ideas; to lack latest information
Examples:
His grandparents don’t have a smartphone, they’re really behind the times.
She’s not a good teacher. She’s behind the times in teaching methods.
2) It’s high time
Meaning: it’s the right time to do something; to refer to something that should have already been done.
Examples:
They’ve been dating for 8 years. It’s high time they get married!
I think it’s high time I quit this job. It only makes me depressed.
3) Ahead of time
Meaning: in advance; at an earlier time
Examples:
She has to finish the task ahead of time.
I completed the work 6 days ahead of time.
4) To call time on
Meaning: to finish or to end something: to indicate that something is complete
Examples:
We had to call time on our business because of the recession.
The runner is ready to call time on his career.
5) Big time
Meaning: to do something on a large scale
Examples:
This time he messed up big time.
I improved big time this weekend.
English language has hundreds of different collocations. They help us express ourselves better and enrich our language. In this lesson we will discuss 5 collocations with “make”.
It revolutionized our communications so much, that it became our preferred method of interacting with others. That’s why in today’s lesson I prepared 5 useful internet acronyms that will help you be better at internet communication.
It revolutionized our communications so much, that it became our preferred method of interacting with others. That’s why in today’s lesson I prepared 5 useful internet acronyms that will help you be better at internet communication. Here we go:
Holiday and vacation. Most of us feel excited and thrilled when we hear these two words. But the problem is that many ESL students mix them up. Words “vacation” and “holiday” have similar meaning but they still are different.
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