Short on Time

Anachronism

• Brief interval

• Grandfather clock

• Thing misplaced in time

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Concurrent

• Occasional

• Simultaneous

• In the nick of time

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Temporize

• Evade in order to delay

• Get up-to-date

• Put on a schedule

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Ephemeral

• Short-lived

• Antique

• Improving with age

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Dormancy

• Incubation period

• Curfew

• State of inactivity

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Incipient

• Cyclical

• Just beginning

• Out of sync

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Equinox

• When day is longest

• When day is shortest

• When day and night are the same length

Pro tempore

• In good time

• Ahead of time

• For the time being

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Juncture

• Midyear

• Point in time

• Gap in the geologic record

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Erstwhile

• Past

• Present

• Future

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4