CEFR C1 Vocabulary

CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 10

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Here you will learn some English words about time, such as "beforehand", "indefinitely", "instant", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
A.D.adverb

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

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B.C.adverb

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

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c.e.adverb

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

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beforehandadverb

before an event or an action

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forthcomingadjective

about to take place

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chronologicallyadverb

arranged based on the time at which some things take place or come to existence

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indefinitelyadverb

for an unspecified period of time

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to dateadverb

up until now

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for the time beingphrase

temporarily or for a short period of time

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from time to time
from time to timephrase

sometimes, but not very often

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in due timeadverb

at the right time

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yearlongadjective

continuing the whole year

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instantnoun

a moment or a certain point in time

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spellnoun

a short period of time of something particular

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chapternoun

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

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dusk
dusknoun

the time after sun sets that is not yet completely dark

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eternitynoun

time that is endless

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midsummernoun

the middle part of summer when it is hottest

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midwinternoun

the middle part of winter when it is coldest

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solsticenoun

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

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quarternoun

one fourth of a year, which is a period of three months

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leap yearnoun

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

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alternateadjective

(of two things) regularly happening one after another

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continual
continualadjective

happening repeatedly in an annoying or problematic way

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consecutiveadjective

continuously happening one after another

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successiveadjective

happening one after another

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eternaladjective

continuing or existing forever; with no end

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eventualadjective

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

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imminentadjective

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

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lengthyadjective

continuing for too long

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long-standingadjective

having continued or existed for a long time

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long-timeadjective

having had a specific role for a long time

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occasionaladjective

happening or done from time to time, not frequently

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prospectiveadjective

likely to occur soon

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simultaneousadjective

taking place at precisely the same time

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latteradjective

closest to the end of a particular period of time

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nightlyadjective

occurring every night

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yearlyadjective

appearing or happening once a year

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year-roundadjective

happening the whole year

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extensionnoun

a period of time added to something to prolong it

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around-the-clockadjective

non-stop and continues through the whole day and night

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get-gonoun

a point in time when something begins or is started

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in the (same|next) breathphrase

used when something happens almost at the same time as another

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