C1 Woordenlijst - Time

before an event or an action

van tevoren, vooraf

referring to an event or occurrence that is about to happen very soon

komend, aankomend

in the order in which events, actions, or items occurred, following a timeline or sequence

chronologisch

for an unspecified period of time

onbepaalde tijd

up until now

tot nu toe, tot heden

for a limited period, usually until a certain condition changes

voorlopig, voor nu

without a fixed schedule or pattern

af en toe, wel eens

at the appropriate or expected time, without rushing or delay

tijdig, op het juiste moment

continuing the whole year

jaarlang, jaarwijd

a certain or exact point in time

moment, instantie

a short period of time of something particular

een periode, een moment

a specific period of time in history or in someone's life

hoofdstuk, periode

the time after sun sets that is not yet completely dark

schemering, avondschemering

time that is endless

eeuwigheid, onbegrensdheid

the middle part of summer when it is hottest

midden van de zomer, hoogzomer

the middle part of winter when it is coldest

midden van de winter, hart van de winter

either of the two times of the year when the sun reaches its farthest or closest distance from the equator

zonnewende

a period of three months, typically used in financial contexts

kwartaal

a year in every four years that has 366 days instead of 365

jaar met een schrikkeldag, schrikkeljaar

done or happening every other time

afwisselend, om de dag

happening repeatedly or continuously in an annoying or problematic way

voortdurend, blijvend

continuously happening one after another

opeenvolgend, aaneengeschakeld

happening one after another, in an uninterrupted sequence

opeenvolgend, achtereenvolgend

continuing or existing forever

eeuwig, perpetueel

happening at the end of a process or a particular period of time

uiteindelijk, laatste

(particularly of something unpleasant) likely to take place in the near future

dreigend, onmiddellijk

continuing for too long

lang, uitgebreid

happening or done from time to time, without a consistent pattern

af en toe, tussentijds

likely to become a reality in the future

prospectief, toekomstig

taking place at precisely the same time

gelijktijdig, tegelijkertijd

closest to the end of a particular period of time, event, etc.

laatste, latere

occurring every night

nachtelijk, elke nacht

appearing, made, or happening once a year

jaarlijks, elke jaar

happening the whole year

het hele jaar door, jaarlijks

a period of time added to something to prolong it

verlenging, uitstel

non-stop and continuing through the whole day and night

24 uur per dag, non-stop

a point in time when something begins or is started

vanaf het begin, sinds het begin

having persisted or existed for a significant amount of time

langdurig, langjarige

(of a thing) having existed or been in use for a significant period of time

langdurig, lang bestaande

used to refer to a date that is after the birth of Jesus Christ

na Christus, na de geboorten van Christus

used when something happens almost at the same time as another

marking the years before Christ's supposed birth

voor Christus, voor onze jaartelling

used with a date to refer to things happened or existed after the birth of Christ

Gemeenschappelijke Tijdrekening, Christelijke Tijdrekening