20 expressions with TIME

time is one of the most common words in English and it's used in a lot of different phrases Beyond just asking what time is it today we'll learn 20 idioms or expressions with the word time and you can download all of them by clicking on the link under this video when you enter your email address I'll send you a free pdf guide to this lesson as well as a quiz so make sure to get a copy of that to practice and review all right it's time to get started number one ahead of one time this means someone has ideas or attitudes that are too advanced for the culture or Society at the moment for example my grandmother was ahead of her time she opened her own company in an era when there were few women in the business world the opposite is behind the times that means old-fashioned not keeping up with current developments for example Bob is a bit behind the times he doesn't know how to use a computer much less a smartphone number three we have a Race Against Time that's a situation when you need to rush to do something before the deadline before the time limit for example the last day for submitting project proposals is one week from today so now it's a Race Against Time number four in the nick of time this means at the last moment before it's too late for example we got to the airport in the nick of time if we'd arrived 15 minutes later we would have missed our flight number five have the time of your life this means to have a super wonderful experience for example my kids had the time of their lives at Disney World number six have a devil of a time or have a hell of a time this means to have a very difficult experience for example I'm having a devil of a time trying to install this software every time I try I get a different error message number seven buy your time this means to wait patiently for a good opportunity for example he was just biing his time until he got a chance to work at his dream job number eight catch someone at a bad time this means to try to speak to someone in a moment that is inconvenient for him or her for example hi Peter oh you caught me at a bad time I'm about to go into a meeting could I call you back in an hour number nine have a lot of time on your hands this means have a lot of free time maybe too much free time for example example that guy completely covered the walls of his room with colored pencil drawings he must have a lot of time on his hands number 10 all in good time this means it will happen when the time is right so be patient for example why is it taking so long for my career to take off all in good time just keep working hard and you'll make it number 11 only a matter of time this means it will definitely happen sooner or later for example the company has lost money for the third year in a row it's only a matter of time before it goes bankrupt number 12 time will tell this means that the passing of time will show the result whether good or bad for example I was surprised that bill and Jackie got married do you think they'll be happy together only time will tell number 13 stand the test of time this means something lasts for a long time and continues to be successful for example this is a classic work of literature it has stood the test of time number 14 the time is ripe this means it is the best time to do something for example real estate prices are low and we have a lot of money saved up I think the time is ripe for us to buy a house number 15 it's about time this means something finally happened but it should have happened a long time ago for example they finally fixed the elevator in my apartment building it's about time it was broken for months number 16 the big time this means the highest or most profitable level for example she made it to the big time with the launch of her latest novel it sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the first week number 17 time flies this means time passes or seems to pass very quickly for example your son is already 12 years old I remember when he was a baby how time f FES another expression is time flies when you're having fun meaning time seems to pass more quickly when you're doing something you enjoy number 18 A Time suck this is something that takes lots of time and it has a negative connotation for example every week I have to update hundreds of documents for work it's a real time suck number 19 time is of the essence this means that correct timing is very important it's often used for things that are urgent for example in order to start the project you need to send us the contract by Monday time is of the essence number 20 third times the charm this means the third time you try something it will hopefully work when the previous two attempts have failed I've called her twice but she hasn't answered let me try again the third time is the charm now that you've learned these 20 Expressions it's time to practice make sure to try the quiz inside the free pdf of this lesson which you can download by clicking the link under this video as you can see common English words are used in lots of idiomatic expressions with meanings that might not be obvious I have a course to teach you over 300 common idioms in English you can join that by visiting my website espresso english. net because learning these Expressions can really help take your English fluency to the next level that's all for today thanks for watching and I'll talk to you in the next video [Music]