- time waits for no man
- time treats everybody equally and does not stop moving
- time flies
- times flows very quickly, much quicker than we’d like it to
- time is money
- time is very precious
- (a time / an event) of a lifetime
- the best time / event that has happened so far in one’s life
- one of those days
- a day full of problems
- keep regular hours
- go to bed and get up very regularly, usually at the same times
- not in a month of Sundays
- never
- put years on somebody
- make somebody look much older than their age
- pass the time of day with someone
- have a short friendly conversation with them
- give somebody a hard time
- make things difficult or unpleasant for somebody
- time and again
- on a number of occasions
- it’s only a question of time
- it is unavoidable
- all in a day’s work
- nothing special, part of the normal routine
- an hourglass figure
- a woman’s figure with a narrow waist in comparison with her chest and hips
- all in good time
- be patient it will happen eventually
- have had its day
- is no longer popular
- doing time
- be in prison
- since time immemorial
-since long ago in the past
- on the spur of the moment
- done without any planning, rather suddenly
- have the time of one’s life
- enjoy oneself, have fun
- in the dead of night
- in the middle of night
- a night-owl
- a person who likes to stay out / up late at night
- small hours
- the early morning hours between one and four o’clock
- nightcap
- an alcoholic drink that you have just before going to bed
- midnight feast
- a secret meal eaten late at night
- the day of reckoning
- a time when the effect of a past mistake is experienced or when a crime is punished
- at an unearthly hour
- either very late or very early when the time is not convenient
- time bomb
- a situation that is likely to become a very serious problem or something that will have a major effect at a later date
- last-minute
- happening just before something else at the last time that it can possibly be done
- daylight robbery
- something costs more than it should
- time-honoured principle
- one that has been used and respected for a long time
- for weeks on end
(rabbit) - for a very long time
- for the time being
- until it becomes possible to do something else
- be pressed for time
- be obliged to hurry
- high time
- something should happen soon
- on time
- punctually
- morning, noon and night
- all the time
- have a day out on the town
- spend a day out of home, going to restaurants, clubs, etc.
- kill time
- do something in order to make time pass more quickly
- since the year dot
- a very long time ago
- the time is ripe
- it’s a very suitable time for something to happen
- in the good old days
- in the past when life was better than in the present
- burn the midnight oil
- work or study until late at night
- this very minute
- immediately
- waste no time doing something
- do something very fast
- “There’s no time like the present”
- it’s best to act quickly, “now” is always the best time to act
- Sunday best
- the best clothes that somebody has
- seen better days
- said about things which are old or in bad repair
- work against time
- do things extremely fast
- in my hour of need
- when I urgently needed help
- in no time at all
- very quickly, instantly
- take one’s time
- not hurry, do things at a leisurely pace
- time flies
- time passes very quickly
- call it a day
- stop doing something
- that’ll be the day
- it’s extremely unlikely
- carry the day
- win the battle, game, etc, to have a victory
- bide one’s time
- wait until the right moment to do something
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