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TAKE THE QUIZ“the time”
The following 23 entries include the term the time.
for the time being
phrase: for the present
pass the time of day
phrase: to exchange greetings or engage in pleasant conversation
all (of) the time
phrase: on every occasion : always
all the time
phrase: at all times : constantly
all the time in the world
noun phrase: a great deal of time to do something
at the time of (something)
phrase: when (something) happened
by the time
phrase: at the time : when
from the time
phrase: from (a point in the past) until the present time : since
give (someone) the time of day
phrase: to pay attention to someone —usually used in negative statements
half the time
phrase: very often
have (got) the time
phrase—used to ask someone what time it is
have (the) time
phrase: to be able to use an amount of time required for a particular purpose —often followed by to + verb —often + for
have the time of one's life
phrase: to enjoy oneself very much : to have a lot of fun
kill (the) time
phrase: to spend time doing something while one is waiting
lose track of the time
phrase: to fail to stay aware of the time : to be unaware that so much time has passed
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