Time & Calendar
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- afternoon/ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/noun · A1The part of the day between lunch and evening.
- afterward/ˈɑːftə.wəd/adverb · B1+At a later time than the thing described.
- ahead of timephrase · B1Earlier than was required.
- alarm/əˈlɑːm/noun · A2The loud sound that wakes you in the morning or warns of danger.
- alternately[ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ]adverb · C1First one and then the other, over and over.
- always/ˈɔːl.weɪz/adverb · A1Every single time, without exception.
- anniversary/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/noun · B2The yearly return of an important date, like a wedding day.
- annual/ˈæn.ju.əl/adjective · B2Happening once every year.
- aprilnoun · A1The fourth month, famous for rain showers and one day of jokes.
- august/ɔːˈɡʌst/noun · A1The eighth month, the last full month of summer.
- autumn/ˈɔːtəm/noun · A1The season when leaves turn gold and drop from the trees.
- bank holidaynoun · B1A public day off when banks and offices close.
- beforehand/bɪˈfɔːhænd/adverb · C1Ahead of the time in question.
- behind schedulephrase · B2Later than the plan allowed for.
- belated/bɪˈleɪtɪd/adjective · B2+Coming after the proper time.
- biannual/bʌɪˈanjuːəl/adjective · C1Happening twice in a year.
- birthday/ˈbɜːθ.deɪ/noun · A1The day each year when you turn one year older.
- buy timephrase · B2To delay in order to gain more time.
- calendar/ˈkæl.ən.də/noun · A2+The chart of all the days and months of the year.
- century/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃʊɹ.i/noun · B1One hundred years.
- clock/klɒk/noun · A1The round face with moving hands that shows the time on a wall.
- consecutivelyadverb · C1One straight after another.
- countdown/ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/noun · B1Counting backwards to the moment of an event.
- currently/ˈkʌɹ.ənt.li/adverb · B1At this present time.
- daily/ˈdeɪli/adjective · A2Happening every single day.
- date/deɪt/noun · A1The exact day, month, and year — what you write at the top of a letter.
- dawn/dɔːn/noun · A2The moment the sky first lightens before the sun appears.
- day/deɪ̯/noun · A1The bright hours between one night and the next.
- day in day outphrase · B2Every single day, without change.
- deadline/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/noun · B2The date or hour when your task must be finished — no later.
- decade/ˈdɛkeɪd/noun · B1+Ten years.
- decembernoun · A1The last month of the year, with its big winter holidays.
- downtime/ˈdaʊntaɪm/noun · B2+Time when nothing is being done or produced.
- due datenoun · B1The day something is expected or owed.
- duration/dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/noun · B2How long something lasts from start to finish.
- dusk/dʌsk/noun · B1+The dim time just after the sun goes down.
- era/ˈɪə.ɹə/noun · B2A long period of history with its own character.
- eternity/ɪˈtɜːnɪti/noun · B1Time without any end at all.
- eve/iːv/noun · B1The day or night just before a special day, like December 31st.
- evening/ˈiːv.nɪŋ/noun · A1The part of the day when the sun goes down and dinner is served.
- eventually/ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃuː.ə.li/adverb · B1In the end, after a long time or many delays.
- februarynoun · A1The shortest month — only 28 days, sometimes 29.
- for the time beingphrase · B2For now, until something changes.
- forever/fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/adverb · A2For all time, without ever ending.
- formerly/ˈfɔɹmɚli/adverb · B2At an earlier time than now.
- forthcoming/fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/adjective · C1Coming soon; also, willingly open with information.
- fortnight/ˈfɔːt.naɪt/noun · B2+A period of two weeks, in British English.
- fortnightly/ˈfɔːɹtˌnaɪt.li/adjective · B2+Happening once every two weeks.
- fridaynoun · A1The last working day — the weekend starts tonight!
- from time to timephrase · B1Occasionally, without any pattern.
- future/ˈfjuː.t͡ʃəː/noun · A2The time that has not come yet.
- grace periodnoun · C1Extra time allowed before a penalty applies.
- graveyard shiftnoun · C1The working period through the middle of the night.
- henceforth/hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/adverb · C2From this moment on.
- holiday/ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ/noun · A1Free days away from school or work, often spent traveling.
- hour/aʊə/noun · A1Sixty minutes.
- hourglass/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/noun · B1+The old glass timer where sand falls through a narrow waist.
- hourly/ˈaʊ̯əli/adjective · B2+Happening once every hour.
- imminent/ˈɪmɪnənt/adjective · C1About to happen at any moment.
- impending/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/adjective · B2+Coming closer and usually unwelcome.
- in advancephrase · B1Before the time something happens.
- in hindsightphrase · C1Looking back with the knowledge you have now.
- in the meantimephrase · B2While waiting for something else to happen.
- initially/ɪˈnɪʃəli/adverb · B2At the very beginning.
- instant/ˈɪnstənt/noun · B2An extremely short point of time.
- interlude/ˈɪntə(ɹ)luːd/noun · C2A short break between two longer parts.
- intermittent/ˌɪntəˈmɪtn̩t/adjective · B2+Stopping and starting at intervals.
- interval/ˈɪntəvəʊ/noun · B2+The gap of time between two events; also, a theatre break.
- januarynoun · A1The first month of the year, deep in winter.
- julynoun · A1The seventh month, the heart of the summer holidays.
- junenoun · A1The sixth month, when summer begins.
- kill timephrase · B2To do something unimportant while you wait.
- lately/ˈleɪt.li/adverb · B1In the recent past.
- lead timenoun · B2How long it takes from ordering to receiving.
- leap year/ˈliːp ˌjɪə/phrase · B1The year, once every four, when February gets an extra day.
- lifetime/ˈlaɪf.taɪm/noun · B1The whole stretch of years from birth to death.
- lose track of timephrase · B2To be so absorbed you forget how late it is.
- march/mɑːtʃ/noun · A1The third month, when spring begins.
- may/meɪ/noun · A1The fifth month, when flowers are everywhere.
- meanwhile/ˈmiːnwaɪl/adverb · B1During the same period of time.
- midday/mɪdˈdeɪ/noun · B1+Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
- midnight/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/noun · A1Twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, when one day becomes the next.
- milestone/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/noun · B2+One big marked point of progress on the road to the goal.
- millennium/mɪˈlɛnɪəm/noun · B2A period of one thousand years.
- minute/ˈmɪnɪt/noun · A1Sixty seconds.
- moment/ˈməʊmənt/noun · A1A very short point in time.
- mondaynoun · A1The first day of the school week, right after the weekend.
- month/mʌnθ/noun · A1One of the twelve parts of a year.
- monthly/ˈmʌnθli/adjective · B2Happening once every month.
- morning/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/noun · A1The early part of the day, before lunch.
- never/ˈnɛv.ə/adverb · A1Not once; at no time at all.
- night/ˈnaɪ̯t/noun · A1The dark hours when most people sleep.
- nightly/ˈnaɪtli/adjective · B1+Happening every night.
- noon/nuːn/noun · A2Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
- novembernoun · A1The eleventh month, grey and cool, before the holiday season.
- nowadays/ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/adverb · B2In the present time, unlike in the past.
- octobernoun · A1The tenth month, full of golden leaves and pumpkins.
- off-peakadjective · B2Outside the busiest hours, and usually cheaper.
- often/ˈɒfən/adverb · A1Many times; again and again.
- on schedulephrase · B1Exactly as the plan intended.
- ongoing/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/adjective · B2Still going on and not yet finished.
- originally/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/adverb · B1+At the start, before anything changed.
- outdated/aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/adjective · B2+Belonging to a time that has passed.
- overdue/ˌəʊ.vəˈdju/adjective · B1Late — the deadline has already passed.
- overnight/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/adverb · B2During the night, or very suddenly.
- overtime/ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/noun · B2Extra hours you work after the normal day ends.
- past/pɑːst/noun · A1The time that has already gone.
- pause/pɔːz/noun · B2A short stop before continuing.
- peak hoursnoun · B2The busiest part of the day.
- pendulum/ˈpɛnd͡ʒʊləm/noun · C1A hanging weight that swings steadily, as in old clocks.
- periodic/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk/adjective · B2+Happening at regular intervals.
- perpetual/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/adjective · C1Going on forever without stopping.
- phase/feɪz/noun · B2One stage in a process that unfolds step by step.
- premature/ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/adjective · B2Happening before it should.
- present/ˈpɹɛz.ənt/noun · B1The time happening right now — not before, not after.
- presently/ˈpɹɛzəntli/adverb · C1Soon, or at the moment.
- previously/ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/adverb · B1Before the time being talked about.
- prompt/pɹɒmpt/adjective · B2Done without any delay.
- punctual/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/adjective · B2Never arriving even a minute after the agreed hour.
- quarter/ˈk(w)ɔːtə/noun · A1Fifteen minutes — one fourth of an hour.
- quarter hournoun · A2A period of fifteen minutes.
- rarely/ˈɹɛːli/adverb · B1Almost never; only once in a long while.
- recently/ˈɹiːsənt.li/adverb · A2A short time ago.
- respite/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/noun · C1A short rest from something difficult.
- round the clockphrase · B2All day and all night without pause.
- run latephrase · B1To be behind the time you should be at.
- rush hourphrase · B2The busy time of day when everyone travels to or from their job at once.
- saturdaynoun · A1The first day of the weekend.
- schedule/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/noun · A2The plan of what happens when, hour by hour.
- season[ˈsiː.zn̩]noun · A2One of the four parts of the year, each with its own weather.
- seasonal/ˈsiːzənəl/adjective · B1+Happening only at one time of the year.
- second/ˈsɛk.ənd/noun · A1The shortest common measure of time — a clock ticks once per one.
- septembernoun · A1The ninth month, when school starts again.
- shortly/ˈʃɔɹtli/adverb · B2In a little while; very soon.
- simultaneously/ˌsɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli/adverb · C1At exactly the same moment.
- snooze/snuːz/verb · C1To silence an alarm for a few more minutes of sleep.
- sometimes/ˈsʌm.taɪmz/adverb · A1On some occasions, but not on all of them.
- soon/suːn/adverb · A1In a short time from now.
- span/spæn/noun · C1The stretch of time something covers.
- spell/spɛl/verb · A2To say or write the letters of a word in the right order.
- split secondnoun · B2An extremely short moment.
- sporadic/spəˈɹæd.ɪk/adjective · C1Happening now and then, with no pattern.
- spring/ˈspɹɪŋ/noun · A1The season when flowers open and everything turns green again.
- stint/stɪnt/noun · C1A fixed period of work or duty.
- stopwatchnoun · B2The timer coaches click to measure exactly how long something takes.
- subsequently/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/adverb · B2+After the thing just mentioned.
- summer/ˈsʌmə/noun · A1The hottest season — school holidays and ice cream.
- sundaynoun · A1The last, laziest day of the week, before school starts again.
- sundial/ˈsʌnˌdaɪ.əl/noun · B2+A dial that tells the hour by the shadow it casts.
- take your timephrase · B1To do something without hurrying.
- term timenoun · B2The weeks when schools are in session.
- thereafter/ˌðɛəɹˈɑːf.tə(ɹ)/adverb · C1After that point in time.
- thursdaynoun · A1The day between Wednesday and Friday.
- time and againphrase · B2Repeatedly, over a long period.
- time fliesphrase · B2What we say when hours or years seem to pass in a blink.
- timelessadjective · B2+Not affected by the passing of years.
- timeline/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/noun · B2A line showing events in the order they happened.
- timer/ˈtaɪmɚ/noun · B1The little clock that rings when the cake has baked long enough.
- today/tʊˈdeɪ/adverb · A1On this very day.
- tomorrow/təˈmɒɹəʊ/adverb · A1On the day after this one.
- tuesdaynoun · A1The second day of the working week.
- turnaround/ˈtɜːnəˌɹaʊnd/noun · B2+How long it takes to complete and return something.
- twilight/ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/noun · B2The soft half-light between day and night.
- ultimately/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.lɪ/adverb · B2When everything is finally counted; in the end.
- up to datephrase · B1Including the most recent information.
- usually/ˈjuːʒʊəli/adverb · A1In most cases; almost every time.
- wednesdaynoun · A1The middle day of the working week — famously hard to spell.
- week/wiːk/noun · A1Seven days in a row.
- weekday/ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/noun · A2+Any day from Monday to Friday.
- weekend/wiːˈkɛnd/noun · A1The two free days when school and offices close.
- weekly/ˈwiːk.li/adjective · B2Happening once every week.
- winter/ˈwɪntə/noun · A1The coldest season — snow, ice, and warm coats.
- year/jɪə/noun · A1Twelve months; the time the planet needs to circle the sun once.
- yesterday/ˈjɛstədeɪ/adverb · A1On the day before this one.