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English File - Advanced - Lesson 5A

Here you will find the vocabulary from Lesson 5A in the English File Advanced coursebook, such as "spare", "time-consuming", "take up", etc.

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English File - Advanced
time

the quantity that is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, etc. using a device like clock

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to waste

to use something without care or more than needed

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to save

to keep something from being used or wasted, particularly so that it can be used or enjoyed in the right time in the future

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to spend

to pass time in a particular manner or in a certain place

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to take time

to need a significant amount of time to be able to happen, be completed, or achieved

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to make up for lost time

to enjoy an experience as much as one can, due to the lack of previous opportunity

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to give somebody a hard time

to make things difficult for a person on purpose

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to spare

to give someone something that one has enough of

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to take up

to occupy a particular amount of space or time

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to have the time

to have enough free time available to do something

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to run out of time

to reach the point when there is no more time available to complete a task or achieve a goal

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to play for time

to try to delay the occurrence of something so that one can prevent it from happening or have more time to properly prepare for it

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at

expressing the exact time when something happens

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before

at an earlier time

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behind

at a later stage or point in time than expected or planned

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by

used to refer to moving past or alongside something or someone

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from

used for showing the time when something begins to happen or exist

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in

used before a specific period of time to show when or at what time something happens or how long it takes for it to happen

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off

away from a location or position in time or space

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on

used to show a day or date

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to

used to say where someone or something goes

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with time to spare

before the deadline or scheduled time, with an excess amount of time available

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whole

including every part, member, etc.

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time is up

used to indicate that the time given for a task or activity has ended and that no more time is available to complete it

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to be short of something

to not have enough of something

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to have time on one's hands

to not be busy with anything

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for the time being

for a limited period, usually until a certain condition changes

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to be only a matter of time

to certainly happen at some point in the future

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me time

a period of time that an individual sets aside to focus on their own personal enjoyment, relaxation, and well-being, separate from their work or other responsibilities

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about time

used to indicate that something should have happened or been done earlier

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time-consuming

(of an activity, task, or process) taking up a significant amount of time, and therefore requiring a considerable amount of effort or patience

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