•He wants to spend more time with his family.他想多花时间陪家人。

•Time passes so quickly when you're enjoying yourself.玩得高兴时，时间过得特别快。

•She grew more and more fascinated by the subject as time went on/by.随着时间推移，她对这学科越来越着迷。

•The curtains have faded over/with time (= as years have gone past).年深日久，窗帘已经褪色了。

•You'll forget her in time (= in the future).你迟早会忘记她的。

•Over the course of time (= as years have gone past) , holes have formed in the rock.随着岁月的流逝，岩石上出现了洞眼。

•I only worked there for a short period of time.我只在那里工作过一段短时间。

•I'd like to visit them all but time is short (= there is little time left).所有地方我都想参观，可时间不够。

•I wish you'd stop criticizing me all the time.我希望你别再没完没了地批评我。

•If you'd got on with your work instead of wasting time chatting, you'd be finished by now.如果你当时继续工作而不是浪费时间去聊天，你现在已经完成任务了。

•The children ate their dinner in no time.孩子们很快吃完了饭。

•We'll be home in next to no time.我们将立刻回家。

•Come on, there's no time to lose, we must get home before John finds out.赶快，没有时间耽搁了，我们必须在约翰发现之前赶到家。

•I will love you for all time.我会永远爱你。

•She's been called the greatest opera singer of all time.她被称为有史以来最伟大的歌剧演唱家。

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•We haven't got much time before the train leaves.在火车开动之前，我们的时间不多了。

•Have you got time for a quick drink after work?下班后你有没有时间小酌一杯？

•I'd like to learn to sail, but I haven't the time (= I am too busy).我想学驾帆船，可我没时间。

•[+ to infinitive] I haven't got time to go to the shops today.我今天没有时间去商店购物。

•She ran out of time and didn't finish the last question.她时间不够，最后一道题没有答完。

•I'd like to continue this discussion but we're all out of time.我很想继续这讨论，但我们的时间不够。

•OK everyone, time's up for this week - see you all again at next week's class.好了，各位，这星期的课就上到这里——下星期上课再见。

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•I enjoyed my course at first, but after a time I got bored with it.起初我很喜欢修习这课程，但过了一段时间后就厌烦了。

•They stayed with us for a short time.他们和我们在一起呆了一会儿。

•That was the best restaurant I've been to for/in a long time (= a long period has gone past since I went to such a good restaurant).那是我很长一段时间以来去过最好的餐厅。

•It was some time ago that I last heard from her.我最后一次收到她的信已有一段时间了。

•We're going on holiday in two weeks' time (= after two weeks have gone past).我们过两周要去渡假。

•When Paula was ill, I took her some magazines to help her pass the time (= to try to make the hours, etc. feel as if they were going past less slowly).宝拉生病时，我给她带去一些杂志帮她消磨时间。

•If you'd taken more time with/over (= spent more hours doing) this essay, you could have done it much better.如果你在这篇文章上多花些时间，本可以写得好得多。

•It takes a long time (= many hours are needed) to get from London to Sydney.从伦敦到雪梨要花很长时间。

•We'd save time on our journey (= It would be quicker) if we went by train.如果我们坐火车去，就会在旅程上节省时间。

•What do you like doing in your spare/free time (= the time when you're not working) ?你闲暇时间喜欢做甚么？

•I don't know how you find time to do all the things you do.我不知道你是怎么抽出时间做所有这些事情的。

•I thought we'd give her a bit more time (= allow her more time) to get the job done.我原以为我们会给她多一点时间完成工作。

•It seemed like a good idea at the time.在当时这似乎是个好主意。

•I asked my boss if I could have some time off (from work) to go to the dentist.我问老板我能不能抽出一些时间去看牙医。

•For a time, we all thought that Sheila and Frank would get married.我们都一度认为希拉和弗兰克会结婚。

•Leave the ironing for the time being - I'll do it later.暂且放一放烫衣服的工作——我晚些来烫。

•Parking is not allowed here at any time.这里任何时候都不得停车。

•From time to time I still think of her.我偶尔还会想起她。

•Time after time she gets involved in relationships with unsuitable men.她一次次地与不般配的男人陷入情感纠葛。

•I've told you time and time again - look before you cross the road.我多次跟你说——过马路之前要先看一看。

•At his time of life, he ought to be taking things easy.他这样年纪应该享享清福了。

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•"What's the time?" "It's ten o'clock."“现在甚么时间？”“十点。”

•What time is it?现在几点了？

•What time do you finish work?你甚么时候完成工作？

•Have you got the time (on you) (= Do you know what time it is) ?你知道几点吗？

•He's teaching his daughter to tell the time (= to recognize what time it is by looking at a clock).他在教女儿看钟表。

•Did you find out the times of the trains to London (= the particular points in the day at which they leave) ?你查到去伦敦的火车的开车时间吗？

•The estimated time of arrival/departure of this flight is 11.15.这次航班估计在11点15分到达／起飞。

•Oh dear, is that the (right) time (= Is it that late) ?哦，天哪，有这么晚了吗？

•The kitchen clock is gaining/losing time (= is showing a particular point in the day that is increasingly later or earlier than the real one).厨房的钟快／慢了。

•My watch has never kept very good time (= been correct in showing what particular point in the day it is).我的手表从来都不准。

•We always have dinner at the same time every day.我们每天总是在同一时间吃晚饭。

•I was exhausted by the time (= when) I got home.我到家时已经筋疲力尽了。

•"What would be the best time of day for us to deliver the table?" "Oh, any time will be OK."“我们甚么时候送桌子最合适？”“哦，甚么时候都行。”

•Today's temperatures will be normal for the time of year (= will be as they are expected to be at this particular point in the year).今天的气温会和往年此时的平均气温一样。

•Just think, this time (= at the same particular point during) next week we'll be in Mauritius.想想吧，下星期这个时候我们就在模里西斯了。

•We regret that at the present time (US alsoat this time)(= for now, although it is hoped not in the future) we are unable to supply the goods you ordered.很遗憾，我们现在无法供应您订的货。

•The time is fast drawing near/approaching when (= it will soon be the particular point at which) we'll have to make a decision one way or the other.要么这样，要么那样，很快就到我们必须下决心的时刻。

•Greenwich Mean Time格林威治平均时

•daylight saving time夏令时

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•holiday time假期

•party time玩乐时间