Time idioms

Time on your hands

• Very little amount of time, very quickly.

• For the moment; temporarily.

• Free time.

• Until very late.

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Take your time

• If you sort out a problem immediately it may save a lot of extra work later.

• 1. You can spend as much time as you need in doing something.

• As fast as possible; try to finish something before a certain time

• Used to say often in an annoyed way that something should have happened sooner.

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Time is up

• The last moment or almost too late. The last minute.

• Used to say that something is certain to happen at some time in the future.

• Time seems to pass very quickly

• The period of time allowed for something has ended.

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For the time being

• For the moment; temporarily.

• Very little amount of time, very quickly.

• As fast as possible.

• Free time

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In no time flat

• 1. At the last possible moment, when it is almost too late. In the last minute.

• as fast as possible.

• for the moment; temporarily

• Very little amount of time, very quickly

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In the nick of time

• 1. At the last possible moment, when it is almost too late. In the last minute.

• A very enjoyable experience; a good time.

• Used to say that something is certain to happen at some time in the future.

• The truth or a result will only be known in the future after events have happened.

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It’s about time/it’s high time

• 1. Used to say often in an annoyed way that something should have happened sooner.

• An event, action, etc., that reveals an important trend in the culture, economy, or environment.

• Used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes

• Used to say that something is certain to happen at some time in the future.

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Until all hours

• To fail to stay aware of the time; to be unaware that so much time has passed.

• In the last minute.

• Until very late.

• An informal greeting by people who have not seen each other for an extended period of time.

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To have a whale of a time

• You can spend as much time as you need in doing something.

• To have free time.

• To fail to stay aware of the time.

• A very enjoyable experience; a good time.

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To be a matter of time.

• The truth or a result will only be known in the future after events have happened.

• Used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes.

• Used to say that something is certain to happen at some time in the future.

• Used to say often in an annoyed way that something should have happened sooner.

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