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Vocabulary for IELTS (Basic) - Time

Here you will learn some English words about time, such as "alternate", "instant", "era", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.

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academic year

the period of the year during which schools and universities hold classes

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alternate

done or happening every other time

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beforehand

before an event or an action

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Before Common Era

a secular designation used to represent dates in the Gregorian calendar before the traditional reference point of the birth of Jesus Christ

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chronological

organized according to the order that the events occurred in

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indefinite

not precisely or clearly defined, stated, or known

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instant

a certain or exact point in time

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latter

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

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occasional

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

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simultaneous

taking place at precisely the same time

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yearly

appearing, made, or happening once a year

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afterward

in the time following a specific action, moment, or event

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annually

in a way that happens once every year

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era

a period of history marked by particular features or events

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fortnight

a period consisting of two weeks or 14 days

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lateness

the fact or quality of arriving, happening, or being done after the usual or expected time

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millennium

a period of one thousand years, usually calculated from the year of the birth of Jesus Christ

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subsequently

after a particular event or time

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continuously

without any pause or interruption

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decade

ten years of time

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eventually

after or at the end of a series of events or an extended period

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immediate

taking place or existing now

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semester

a period of six months, often marking half of the year

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while

a span of time

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calendar

a page or set of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, especially one put on a wall

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eve

the evening or day before an event, particularly a religious one

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seasonal

typical or customary for a specific time of year

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leap year

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

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for the time being

for a limited period, usually until a certain condition changes

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Common Era

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

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