Basic General IELTS Words for "Adverbs of Time"

today

Adverb

t

o

ə

d

a

e

y

ɪ

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at the present time

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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Thousands of students across the country today are protesting for better educational resources.

Many families in the city today are struggling to put food on the table due to unemployment.

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adverb of time

yesterday

Adverb

y

j

e

ɛ

s

t

e

ə

r

d

a

e

y

ɪ

at a time within the 24-hour period immediately preceding the current day

now nowadays in this day and age these days

briefly

Adverb

b

r

ie

i

f

l

y

i

for a short duration

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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adverb of time

shortly

Adverb

sh

ʃ

o

ɔ

r

t

l

y

i

in a very short time

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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adverb of time

forever

Adverb

f

o

ɔ

r

e

ɛ

v

e

ə

r

used to describe a period of time that has no end

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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incomparable

adverb of time

immediately

Adverb

/ɪˈmidiətli/

in a way that is instant and involves no delay

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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incomparable

adverb of time

eventually

Adverb

e

i

v

e

ɛ

n

t

ʃ

ua

ə

ll

l

y

i

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

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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incomparable

adverb of time

now

Adverb

n

o

a

w

ʊ

at this moment or time

now nowadays in this day and age these days

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of time

then

Adverb

th

ð

e

ɛ

n

after the thing mentioned

now nowadays in this day and age these days

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of time

later

Adverb

l

a

eɪ

t

e

ə

r

at a time following the current or mentioned moment, without specifying exactly when

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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incomparable

adverb of time

soon

Adverb

s

oo

u:

n

in a short time from now

now nowadays in this day and age these days

Grammatical Information:

incomparable

adverb of time

finally

Adverb

f

i

aɪ

n

a

ə

ll

l

y

i

after a long time, usually when there has been some difficulty

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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incomparable

adverb of time

already

Adverb

a

ɔ

l

r

ea

ɛ

d

y

i

before the present or specified time

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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adverb of time

recently

Adverb

r

e

i

c

s

e

ə

n

t

l

y

i

at or during a time that is not long ago

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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incomparable

adverb of time

again

Adverb

a

ə

g

ai

ɛ

n

for one more instance

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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incomparable

adverb of time

yet

Adverb

y

j

e

ɛ

t

up until the current or given time

now nowadays in this day and age these days

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incomparable

adverb of time

still

Adverb

s

t

i

ɪ

ll

l

up to now or the time stated

now nowadays in this day and age these days

no longer

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incomparable

adverb of time

n

e

ɛ

x

ks

t

at the time or point immediately following the present

now nowadays in this day and age these days

Grammatical Information:

adverb of time

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