| 词组 | time |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG TIME after hours after the regular closing time; after any normal or regular time, such as one's bedtime.John was arrested in a bar after hours.The soldier was caught sneaking into the barracks after hours.John got a job sweeping floors in the bank after hours. against the clock in a race with time; in a great hurry to get something done before a particular time.Bill set a new track record, running against the clock. He lost the actual race, however.In a race against the clock, they rushed the special medicine to the hospital. ahead of one's time having ideas or attitudes that are too advanced to be acceptable to or appreciated by the society in which one is living.People buy that artist's work now, but his paintings were laughed at when he was alive. He was ahead of his time.Mary's grandmother was ahead of her time in wanting to study medicine. ahead of time beforehand; before the announced time.If you show up ahead of time, you will have to wait.Be there ahead of time if you want to get a good seat. all hours (of the day and night) very late in the night or very early in the morning.Why do you always stay out until all hours of the day and night?I like to stay out till all hours. at someone's earliest convenience as soon as it is easy or convenient for someone. (This is also a polite way of saying immediately.)Please stop by my office at your earliest convenience.Bill, please have the oil changed at your earliest convenience. at the eleventh hour at the last possible moment.She always turned her term papers in at the eleventh hour.We don’t worry about death until the eleventh hour. beat the clock to do something before a deadline; to finish before the time is up.Sam beat the clock, arriving a few minutes before the doors were locked.They were afraid they would be late and hurried in order to beat the clock. by and by after a period of time has passed. (Most often seen in children's stories.)By and by the bears returned home, and can you guess what they found?And by and by the little boy became a tall and handsome prince. by the day one day at a time.I don't know when I'll have to leave town, so I rent this room by the day.Sally is in such distress. She manages to live only by the day. by the hour at each hour; after each hour.It kept growing darker by the hour.I have to take this medicine by the hour.The illness is getting worse by the hour. by the month one month at a time.Not many apartments are rented by the month.I needed a car for a short while, so I rented one by the month. by the week one week at a time.I plan my schedules by the week.Where can I rent a room by the week? by the year one year at a time.Most apartments are available by the year.We budget by the year. carry over to extend into another time period or location.I don't like for bills to carry over into the next month.Please do not let the paragraph carry over. carry something over to let something like a bill extend into another period of time; to extend to another location.We'll carry the amount of money due over into the next month.Yes, please carry over the balance.We'll have to carry this paragraph over to the next page. date back (to sometime) to extend back to a particular time; to have been alive at a particular time in the past.My late grandmother dated back to the Civil War.This record dates back to the sixties.How far do you date back? day after day every day; daily; all the time.He wears the same clothes day after day.She visits her husband in the hospital day after day. day and night and night and day all the time; around the clock. (Reversible.)The nurse was with her day and night.The house is guarded night and day. day in and day out and day in, day out on every day; for each day. (Fixed order.)She smokes day in and day out.They eat nothing but vegetables, day in, day out. day-to-day daily; everyday; common.They update their accounts on a day-to-day basis.Just wear your regular day-to-day clothing. even in the best of times even when things are good; even when things are going well. (Fixed order.)It is hard to get high-quality leather even in the best of times.John had difficulty getting a loan even in the best of times because of his poor credit record. every minute counts and every moment counts time is very important.Doctor, please try to get here quickly. Every minute counts.When you take a test, you must work rapidly because every minute counts.When you're trying to meet a deadline, every moment counts. (every) now and then and (every) now and again; (every) once in a while occasionally; infrequently.We eat lamb every now and then.We eat pork now and then.I read a novel every now and again.We don t go to the movies except maybe every now and then.I drink coffee every once in a while.I drink tea once in a while. for the moment and for the time being for the present; for now; temporarily.This will have to do for the moment.This is all right for the time being. It'll have to be improved next week, however. from day to day on a daily basis; one day at a time; occasionally.We face this kind of problem from day to day.I'll have to check into this matter from day to day.When you're very poor, you live from day to day. from way back from far in the past; from an earlier time. (Informal.)Grandfather comes from way back.This antique clock is from way back. in a coon's age and in a month of Sundays in a very long time. (Folksy. The coon is a raccoon.)How are you? I haven't seen you in a coon's age.I haven't had a piece of apple pie this good in a coon's age.John hasn't seen a movie in a month of Sundays. in a split second in just an instant. (Informal.)The lightning struck, and in a split second the house burst into flames.Just wait. I'll be there in a split second. in due course and in due time; in good time; in the course of time; in time in a normal or expected amount of time.The roses will bloom in due course.The vice president will become president in due course.I'll retire in due time.Just wait, my dear. All in good time.It'll all work out in the course of time.In time, things will improve. in good time quickly; in a short amount of time.We traveled from Mexico to Texas in good time.I've never been able to make that trip in good time. in (just) a second in a very short period of time.I'll be there in a second.I'll be with you in just a second. I'm on the phone. in one's prime and in its prime at one's or its peak or best time.Our dog— which is in its prime—is very active.The program ended in its prime when we ran out of money.I could work long hours when I was in my prime. in one's spare time in one's extra time; in the time not reserved for doing something else.I write novels in my spare time.I'll try to paint the house in my spare time. in the long run over a long period of time; ultimately.We'd be better off in the long run buying one instead of renting one.In the long run, we'd be happier in the South. in the (very) nick of time just in time; at the last possible instant; just before it's too late.The doctor arrived in the nick of time. The patient's life was saved.I reached the airport in the very nick of time. in time before the deadline; before the last minute.Did you turn in your paper in time?I didn't go to Florida. I didn't get to the airport in time. It's about time! It is almost too late!; I've been waiting a long time!So you finally got here! It's about time!They finally paid me my money. It's about time! It's high time! it is past time (for something); (something) is overdue.It's high time that you got recognition for what you do!They sent me my check, and it's high time, too. keep good time [for a watch] to be accurate.I have to return my watch to the store because it doesn't keep good time.Mine keeps good time. make time (for someone or something) to schedule time to see someone or do something.I can make time for you tomorrow morning.I am very busy, but I can make time.You are going to have to start making time for balanced meals. make up for lost time to do much of something; to do something fast.Because we took so long eating lunch, we have to drive faster to make up for lost time. Otherwise we won't arrive on time.At the age of sixty, Bill learned to play golf. Now he plays it every day. He's making up for lost time. moment of truth the point at which someone has to face the reality or facts of a situation.The moment of truth is here. Turn over your test papers and begin.Now for the moment of truth when we find out whether we have got permission or not. once upon a time once in the past. (A formula used to begin a fairy tale.)Once upon a time, there were three bears.Once upon a time, I had a puppy of my own. on one's own time not while one is at work.The boss made me write the report on my own time. That's not fair.Please make your personal telephone calls on your own time. on the eve of something just before something, possibly the evening before something.John decided to leave school on the eve of his graduation.The team held a party on the eve of the tournament. on the horizon soon to happen.Do you know what's on the horizon?Who can tell what's on the horizon? on the hour at each hour on the hour mark.I have to take this medicine every hour on the hour.I expect to see you there on the hour, not one minute before and not one minute after. on time at the scheduled time; at the predicted time.The plane landed right on time.We'll have to hurry to get there on time. pressed for time in a hurry.I am sorry. I can't talk to you. I'm just too pressed for time.If you are pressed for time, you might want to stop for some food somewhere on the highway. put something in to spend an amount of time (doing something).You put how much time in?I put in four months on that project. silly season the time of year, usually late in the summer, when there is a lack of important news and newspapers contain articles about unimportant or trivial things instead.It must be the silly season. There's a story here about peculiarly shaped potatoes.There's a piece on the front page about people with big feet. Talk about the silly season! slated for something scheduled for something. (As if a schedule had been written on a slate.)John was slated for Friday's game, but he couldn't play with the team.Ann is slated for promotion next year. slated to do something scheduled to do something.John was slated to play ball Friday.Who is slated to work this weekend? small hours (of the night) and wee hours (of the night) the hours immediately after midnight.The dance went on into the small hours of the night.Jim goes to bed in the wee hours and gets up at lunchtime. sooner or later eventually; in the short term or in the long term. (Fixed order.)He'll have to pay the bill sooner or later.She'll get what she deserves sooner or later. tell time 1. to keep or report the correct time. This clock doesn't tell time very accurately.My watch stopped telling time, so I had to have it repaired. 2. to be able to read time from a clock or watch. Billy is only four. He can't tell time yet.They are teaching the children to tell time at school. then and there right then. (Fixed order.)I asked him right then and there exactly what he meant.I decided to settle the matter then and there and not wait until Monday. time after time and time and (time) again repeatedly; over and over (again).You've made the same error time after time! Please try to be more careful!I've told you time and again not to do that.You keep saying the same thing over and over, time and time again. Stop it!I have told you time and again: don't put wet garbage in the trash can! time flies time passes very quickly. (From the Latin tempus fugit.)I didn't really think it was so late when the party ended. Doesn't time fly?Time simply flew while the old friends exchanged news. Time is money (My) time is valuable, so don't waste it.I can't afford to spend a lot of time standing here talking. Time is money, you know!People who keep saying time is money may be working too hard. Time is up The allotted time has run out.You must stop now. Your time is up.Time's up! Turn in your tests whether you're finished or not. time was (when) there was a time when; at a time in the past.Time was when old people were taken care of at home.Time was when people didn't travel around so much. Time will tell A proverb meaning that something will become known in the course of time.I don't know if things will improve. Time will tell.Who knows what the future will bring? Only time will tell. turn of the century the end of one century and the beginning of another.It's just a few years until the turn of the century.People like to celebrate the turn of the century. turn the clock back to try to return to the past.You are not facing up to the future. You are trying to turn the clock back to a time when you were more comfortable.Let us turn the clock back and pretend we are living at the turn of the century—the time that our story takes place.No, you can't turn back the clock. under the wire just barely in time or on time. (Informal.)I turned in my report just under the wire.Bill was the last person to get in the door. He got in under the wire. What's keeping you? What is taking you so long?; Why are you still there and not here?Dinner is ready, and you are still at work. I telephoned to ask what's keeping you.What's keeping you? I am ready to go and you are still in there dressing. when the time is ripe at exactly the right time.I'll tell her the good news when the time is ripe.When the time is ripe, I'll bring up the subject again. with each passing day as days pass, one by one; day by day.Things grow more expensive with each passing day.We are all growing older with each passing day. TIME - DURATION all day long throughout the day; during the entire day.We waited for you at the station all day long.I can't keep smiling all day long. all the livelong day throughout the whole day. (Folksy.)They kept at their work all the livelong day.Bob just sat by the creek fishing, all the livelong day. all year round throughout all the seasons of the year; during the entire year.The public swimming pool is enclosed so that it can be used all year round.In the South they can grow flowers all year round. at a sitting at one time; during one period. (Usually refers to an activity that takes place while a person is seated.)The restaurant could feed only sixty people at a sitting.I can read about 300 pages at a sitting. for days on end for many days.We kept on traveling for days on end.Doctor, I’ve had this pain for days on end. forever and ever forever. (Fixed order.)I will love you forever and ever.This car wont keep running forever and ever. Well have to get a new one sometime.We have enough money to last forever and a day. for hours on end for many hours.We sat and waited for the doctor for hours on end.We listened to the speaker for hours on end. in all one's born days ever; in all one's life. (Folksy.)I’ve never been so angry in all my born days.Have you ever heard such a thing in all your born days? one-night stand an activity lasting one night. (Informal. Often refers to a musical performance or to sexual activity.)Our band has played a lot of one-night stands.What we want is an engagement for a week, not just a one-night stand. over the long haul for a relatively long period of time.Over the long haul, it might be better to invest in stocks.Over the long haul, everything will turn out all right. over the short haul for the immediate future.Over the short haul, you'd be better off to put your money in the bank.Over the short haul, you may wish you had done something different. But things will work out all right. Rome wasn't built in a day Important things don't happen overnight.Don’t expect a lot to happen right away. Rome wasn't built in a day, you know.Don't be anxious about how fast you are growing. Rome wasn't built in a day. short and sweet brief (and pleasant because of briefness). (Fixed order.)That was a good sermon—short and sweet.I don't care what you say, as long as you make it short and sweet. string something out to draw something out (in time); to make something last a long time.The meeting was long enough. There was no need to string it out further with all those speeches.They tried to string out the meeting to make things seem more important. strung out extended in time; overly long.Why was that lecture so strung out? She talked and talked.It was strung out because there was very little to be said. through thick and thin through good times and bad times. (Fixed order.)We've been together through thick and thin and we won't desert each other now.Over the years, we went through thick and thin and enjoyed every minute of it. TIME - FOREVER for good forever; permanently.I finally left home for good.They tried to repair it many times before they fixed it for good. for keeps forever; permanently.When I get married, it'll be for keeps.We've moved around a lot. Now I think we'll stay here for keeps. from this day on and from this day forward from today into the future. (Formal.)We'll live in love and peace from this day on.I'll treasure your gift from this day forward. TIME - PRECISE at sometime sharp exactly at a named time.You must be here at noon sharp.The plane is expected to arrive at seven forty-five sharp. on target on schedule; exactly as predicted.Your estimate of the cost was right on target.My prediction was not on target. right on time at the correct time; no later than the specified time.Bill always shows up right on time.If you get there right on time, you'll get one of the free tickets. TIME - SPECIFIC at a set time at a particular time; at an assigned time.Each person has to show up at a set time.Do I have to be there at a set time, or can I come whenever I want? at the appointed time at the announced or assigned time.The cab pulled up in the driveway at the appointed time.We all met at the hotel at the appointed time. at the bottom of the hour on the half hour; the opposite of at the top of the hour. (Typically heard on television or the radio.)Hear the news on WNAG at the bottom of the hour.We will have an interview with Harry Kravitz at the bottom of the hour. at the top of the hour at the exact beginning of the hour. (Typically heard on television or the radio.)Every class in my school starts at the top of the hour.Our next newscast will be at the top of the hour. TIME - SPEND make a day of doing something and make a day of it to spend the whole day doing something.We went to the museum to see the new exhibit and then decided to make a day of it.They made a day of cleaning the attic. make a night of doing something to do something for the entire night.We partied until three in the morning and then decided to make a night of it.Once or twice in the early spring we make a night of fishing. pass the time to fill up time (by doing something).I never know how to pass the time when I'm on vacation.What do you do to pass the time? run out of time to use up all the available time.I ran out of time and couldn't finish.I hope she answers the question before she runs out of time. take up time to require or fill time. (Note the variations in the examples. Also without up.)This project is taking up too much time.This kind of thing always takes up time. while away the time to spend or waste time.I like to read to while away the time.Jane whiles the time away by daydreaming. TIME - WASTE goof off to waste time. (Informal or slang.)John is always goofing off.Quit goofing off and get to work! preach to the converted to praise or recommend something to someone who is already in favor of it.Mary was preaching to the converted when she tried to persuade Jean to become a feminist. She's been one for years.Bob found himself preaching to the converted when he was telling Jane the advantages of living in the country. She hates city life. twiddle one's thumbs to fill up time by playing with one's fingers.What am I supposed to do while waiting for you? Sit here and twiddle my thumbs?Don't sit around twiddling your thumbs. Get busy! time noun time in prison; a jail sentence UK, 1837.► (he) wouldn't give you the time of day; too mean to give you the time of dayapplied to a notoriously mean person UK, 1984.► do time1. to serve a prison sentence, especially in a manner that preserves the prisoner's sanity UK, 1865.2. to stay after school in detention US, 1954.► for the timein poolroom betting, playing with the loser paying for the use of the table US, 1967.► have no time for someoneto have no respect for someone AUSTRALIA, 1911.► in no time; in less than no timeimmediately UK, 1822.► make time; make time with someoneto have sex with someone; to make sexual advances towards someone US, 1934time (out)Stop everything for just a minute! "Hey, stop a minute! Time out!" yelled Mary as the argument grew in intensity. Right in the middle of the discussion, Alice said, "Time!" Then she announced that dinner was ready.
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