Total English - Upper-intermediate - Unit 4 - Lesson 2
Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 4 - Lesson 2 in the Total English Upper-Intermediate coursebook, such as "spare", "run out of time", "pass", etc.
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to spend
[Verb]
to pass time in a particular manner or in a certain place
Ex: He spends his free time practicing the guitar.
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to waste one's time
[phrase]
to spend one's time doing things that are useless or unnecessary
Ex: Don’t waste your time arguing with someone who won’t listen.
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[Adjective]
(of time) available for hobbies and not taken up by activities or tasks
Ex: He used his spare time to work on his hobby of woodworking.
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full-time
[Adjective]
done for the usual hours in a working day or week
Ex: After her internship, they offered her a full-time position.
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to kill (the) time
[phrase]
to spend or use time in a way that does not achieve anything or have a particular goal
Ex: When the meeting was delayed, they killed time by chatting with each other.
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to save
[Verb]
to keep money to spend later
Ex: She saves a portion of her salary every month for emergencies.
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to run out of time
[phrase]
to reach the point when there is no more time available to complete a task or achieve a goal
Ex: Despite their best efforts, they ran out of time before they could finish the project.
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to take one's time
[phrase]
to spend as much as time one needs on doing something without hurrying
Ex: Don't worry about the deadline; you can take your time to finish the project.
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