Time Expressions in English and Examples Sentences

Do you know how to use English time expressions? If not, don’t worry! In this blog post, we’ll teach you all about them with plenty of examples. By the end, you’ll be an expert on using phrases like “in the meantime” and “as soon as.” Let’s get started!

List of Time Expressions in English

Time Expressions in Future Tense

• Eventually
• In an hour
• In the future
• In the near future
• Later this evening
• Next month
• Next week
• Next year
• Soon
• The day after tomorrow
• Tomorrow
• Way off in the future

Time Expressions in Present Tense

• As we speak
• At the moment
• At this time
• Now
• Nowadays
• Right now
• These days
• This month
• This week
• This year
• Today

Time Expressions in Past Tense

• A little while ago
• A long time ago
• An hour ago
• In the past
• Last month
• Last week
• Last year
• Recently
• The day before yesterday
• This morning
• Yesterday
• In 1989
• When I was born
• One week ago

Time Expressions in Example Sentences

1. In a minute – I’ll join you in a minute.
2. For a moment – She paused for a moment.
3. By tomorrow – It should be done by tomorrow.
4. In an hour – We’ll leave in an hour.
5. Next week – I’ll see you next week.
6. Last night – We talked last night.
7. Right away – I understood right away.
8. In the morning – He jogged in the morning.
9. At noon – Let’s meet at noon.
10. After dinner – We could go out after dinner.
11. Before sunrise – She woke up before sunrise.
12. At midnight – The streets were empty at midnight.
13. Every day – He studies every day.
14. Once a year – They meet once a year.
15. In the evening – We relaxed in the evening.
16. At the weekend – I’ll visit at the weekend.
17. On Monday – The meeting is on Monday.
18. During the summer – It gets hot during the summer.
19. For a while – She lived there for a while.
20. By the hour – The situation changed by the hour.
21. Shortly after – She called shortly after leaving.
22. Until midnight – They played music until midnight.
23. In a few days – I’ll return in a few days.
24. By next month – We should finish by next month.
25. Every other week – We clean the house every other week.

Related: Time Expressions in All Tenses