List of Collocations of Time with Examples PDF! Below are of collocation of time with meaning, examples, infographics, and pdf. A Collocation is the pair or group of words that are habitually juxtaposed. Collocations are very important for ESL students. It helps in learning the relation of different words with one another. Here is the big list of collocations in English, read them and download them in PDF.
List of Collocations of Time
Here are some collocations of time:
- Take a long time
- Spare time
- Take time off
- Dead on time
- Run out of time
- Just in time
- Spend time
- Waste time
- Kill time
- Right on time
- Time passes
- Tell me the time
- Take your time
- Have time
- Free time
- Save time
- On time
- It’s about time
- Make time for
- Pass the time
- Make up for lost time
- Give me a hard time
Examples of Collocations with Time
Below is the list of collocations with examples and meaning:
– Tell someone the time.
Meaning- Asking someone to tell time
Example Sentence- Can you tell me the time please?
– Waste time
Meaning- Doing useless things
Example Sentence- He is wasting time since childhood.
– Run Out Of Time
Meaning- Have no more time
Example Sentence- I ran out of time, so I ‘ go to the store.
– Spend time
Meaning- pass your time doing something
Example Sentence- I spent some time in Australia when I was a kid.
– Have time to
Meaning- available to do something.
Example Sentence- He likes to take cricket lessons, but he doesn’t have enough time.
– Have A Hard/Rough Time
Meaning- a difficult period in life.
Example Sentence- He’s been having a hard time with his research paper.
– Free/Spare Time
Meaning- That time when you are free
Example Sentence- In my free time, I enjoy swimming, eating, and cooking.
– It’s about time
Meaning- Finally!
Example Sentence- It’s about time for me to swim.
– On Time
Meaning- Exactly at the right time
Example Sentence- He is always on time.
– Take your time
Meaning- When you have sufficient time
Example Sentence- No need to hurry, we have a lot of time.
– Save time
Meaning- To save time
Example Sentence- I love to shop online because it saves time.
– Run out of time
Meaning- No more time
Example Sentence- Did you run out of time or did you finish your exam?
– Make time for
Meaning- Try to have sometime
Example Sentence- He was very busy but he’ll try to make time for you.
– Bang/dead/right on the time
Meaning- Exactly on time
Example Sentence- Bus left bad on the time.
– Kill time
Meaning- Do something to pass time
Example Sentence- He got to the station very early, so he had a meal in the small restaurant.
– Just In Time
Meaning- At the perfect time
Example Sentence- Have a seat Robert – you got here just in time for the match.
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