13 Idioms about Time
List of common idiomatic expressions about time:
1. Have a whale of a time
2. Do time
3. Take time out
4. In no time
5. Kill time
6. A devil of a time
7. In good time
8. Time will tell
9. Time heals all wounds
10. Time flies
11. Bide your time
12. In the nick of time
13. Make time
13 Time Idioms in English
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| Idioms About Time |
1. Have a whale of a time
to enjoy yourself a lot
Examples:
She had a whale of a time in London.
They had a whale of a time on holiday.
2. Do time
to spend time in prison
Examples:
Daniel did time for fraud a few years ago.
She has been doing time in a federal penitentiary.
3. Take time out
If you take time out from an activity or job, you have a break from it and do something different instead.
Examples:
You look tired! Why not take some time out?
She took time out from her career to raise her children.
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4. In no time
very quickly
Examples:
Don't walk - take a taxi and you'll be there in no time.
Now that Dev is on the highway, he'll be here in no time.
5. Kill time
to spend time doing something that is not important while you are waiting for something else to happen
Examples:
We started playing cards, just to kill time.
While I was waiting, I killed time counting the cars on the freight trains.
6. A devil of a time
very difficult or causing a lot of trouble
Examples:
She had a devil of a time getting another job.
He got there just in time, but he had a devil of a job finding her in that place.
7. In good time
to arrive early so that there is time to spare before a particular event
Examples:
We'll be at the airport in good time.
If you leave now you'll arrive in good time for the train.
8. Time will tell
used to say that the results of a situation will be known only after a certain amount of time has passed
Examples:
Time will tell whether they made the right decision.
The romance has started well, but will it last? Time will tell.
9. Time heals all wounds
used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes
Examples:
It's been over a year since we split up and time heals everything.
He thought he would never be able to love again, but, as they say, time heals all wounds.
10. Time flies
used to say that time passes quickly
Examples:
How time flies! I've got to go now.
Time flies when you're having fun.
11. Bide your time
to wait patiently for a good opportunity to do something
Examples:
I don't like my job. I'm just biding my time until I get a better one.
He bided his time patiently until the opportunity came to get his revenge.
12. In the nick of time
at the last possible moment
Examples:
I decided to go just in the nick of time.
The swimmers were rescued in the nick of time.
13. Make time
to find time to do something or be with somebody in spite of being busy
Examples:
In a relationship, you have to make time for each other.
He had made time for me in the midst of his busy schedule.