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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

a time, period of time ☊

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adapt yourself to sth: It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings. ☊ adapt ☊
adjust to doing sth: It took her a while to adjust to living alone. ☊ adjust ☊
Shortly afterwards he met her again. ☊ afterwards ☊
15 is an awkward age. ☊ age ☊
a short/long time ago ☊ ago ☊
He stopped working some time ago (= quite a long time ago). ☊ ago ☊
They're getting married? It's not that long ago (= it's only a short time ago) that they met! ☊ ago ☊
it amazes sb that.../to see, find, learn, etc.: It amazed her that he could be so calm at such a time. ☊ amaze ☊
It was a difficult time. Apart from everything else, we had financial problems. ☊ apart from ☊
I don't want to go to the party, but I suppose I'd better put in an appearance (= go there for a short time). ☊ appearance ☊
Viewing is by appointment only (= only at a time that has been arranged in advance). ☊ appointment ☊
Digital television has been around for some time now. ☊ around ☊
It sounds as though you had a good time. ☊ as if/as though ☊
Let us assume for a moment that the plan succeeds. ☊ assume ☊
It took her some time to awake to the dangers of her situation. ☊ awake to sth ☊
I know that this is a bad time to ask for help. ☊ bad ☊
That had happened long before (= a long time earlier). ☊ before ☊
He had spoken to Emma only briefly. ☊ briefly ☊
She met John briefly on Friday night. ☊ briefly ☊
Let me tell you briefly what happened. ☊ briefly ☊
You've caught me at a bad time (= at a time when I am busy). ☊ catch ☊
It took the jury some time to reach the conclusion that she was guilty. ☊ conclusion ☊
I'll call back at a more convenient time. ☊ convenient ☊
a critical moment in our country's history ☊ critical ☊
design sth to do sth: The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time. ☊ design ☊
'We had a terrible time—' 'Oh, spare me the details (= don't tell me any more).' ☊ detail ☊
It was a time fraught with difficulties and frustration. ☊ difficulty ☊
disappear from sth: The child disappeared from his home some time after four. ☊ disappear ☊
The house had been standing empty (= without people living in it) for some time. ☊ empty ☊
He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established. ☊ establish ☊
Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives. ☊ experience ☊
I experienced a moment of panic as I boarded the plane. ☊ experience ☊
A fair number of people came a long. ☊ fair ☊
My birthday's still a fair way off (= it's still a long time until my birthday). ☊ fair ☊
a fast response time ☊ fast ☊
Thanks for helping me out. I'll return the favour (= help you because you have helped me) some time. ☊ favour ☊
A period of unrest followed the president's resignation. ☊ follow ☊
That's funny—he was here a moment ago and now he's gone. ☊ funny ☊
He lived in a gentler age than ours. ☊ gentle ☊
After a time you get to realize that these things don't matter. ☊ get ☊
Did you have a good time in London? ☊ good ☊
We had a great time in Madrid. ☊ great ☊
We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives. ☊ guilty ☊
It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit. ☊ habit ☊
I'd prefer you not to make a habit of it. ☊ habit ☊
This season has been a hard slog. ☊ hard ☊
I went to a few parties and had a good time. ☊ have ☊
It took a long time for the wounds to heal. ☊ heal ☊
hesitate about/over sth: I didn't hesitate for a moment about taking the job. ☊ hesitate ☊
An evening at home watching TV is not my idea of a good time. ☊ idea ☊
He died after a long illness. ☊ illness ☊
an irritating habit ☊ irritating ☊
We broke our journey (= stopped for a short time) in Madrid. ☊ journey ☊
Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time. ☊ judge ☊
Knowing Ben, we could be waiting a long time (= it is typical of him to be late). ☊ know ☊
The land was very dry and hard after the long, hot summer. ☊ land ☊
It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well. ☊ language ☊
She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time). ☊ length ☊
Go and lie down for a while. ☊ lie down ☊
After a little (= a short time) he got up and left. ☊ little ☊
He's been ill (for) a long time. ☊ long ☊
He stared at them for the longest time (= for a very long time) before answering. ☊ long ☊
They had long since (= a long time before the present time) moved away. ☊ long ☊
I'm sorry I haven't written to you for so long. ☊ for (so) long ☊
We've had a lovely time. ☊ lovely ☊
The meeting of father and son after so long was a joyous occasion. ☊ meeting ☊
One moment, please (= Please wait a short time). ☊ moment ☊
Moments later (= a very short time later), I heard a terrible crash. ☊ moment ☊
Have I caught you at a bad moment? ☊ moment ☊
After a while, we naturally started talking about the children. ☊ naturally ☊
Job-sharing is still a novel concept and it will take a while for employers to get used to it. ☊ novel ☊
Problems at work continued to occupy his mind for some time. ☊ occupy ☊
She's an old friend of mine (= I have known her for a long time). ☊ old ☊
One day (= at some time in the future) you'll understand. ☊ one ☊
I can't see you now—some other time, maybe. ☊ other ☊
I had a hard time getting him to pay up. ☊ pay up ☊
plan to do sth: They plan to arrive some time after three. ☊ plan ☊
You must submit your claim within a reasonable time. ☊ reasonable ☊
I waited a long time for him to return. ☊ return ☊
He's had a really rough time recently (= he's had a lot of problems). ☊ rough ☊
We are trying to get the baby into a routine for feeding and sleeping. ☊ routine ☊
run sth: Could you run the engine for a moment? ☊ run ☊
We're working to a tight schedule (= we have a lot of things to do in a short time). ☊ schedule ☊
We'll have a great time, you'll see. ☊ see ☊
This could set a new fashion. ☊ set ☊
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson. ☊ settle down, settle sb down ☊
We need to give young criminals a short, sharp shock (= a punishment that is very unpleasant for a short time). ☊ sharp ☊
a short book (= taking a short time to read, because it does not have many pages) ☊ short ☊
At some point during the war he seems to have changed sides. ☊ side ☊
I haven't enjoyed myself so much for a long time. ☊ so ☊
We're going to be working together for some time (= a long time). ☊ some ☊
I haven't had a spare moment this morning. ☊ spare ☊
a steady boyfriend/girlfriend (= with whom you have a serious relationship or one that has lasted a long time) ☊ steady ☊
The weather was cold and wet. Still, we had a great time. ☊ still ☊
I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment. ☊ sting ☊
it suits sb to do sth: It suits me to start work at a later time. ☊ suit ☊
take sth for sb to do sth: It'll take time (= take a long time) for her to recover from the illness. ☊ take ☊
Did you have a good time in Spain? ☊ time ☊
I had an awful time in the hospital. ☊ time ☊
Jane's worked here for some time (= for a fairly long period of time). ☊ time ☊
His injuries will take a long time to heal. ☊ time ☊
Did you have to wait a long time to see the doctor? ☊ time ☊
I lived in Egypt for a time. ☊ time ☊
At one time (= at a period of time in the past) Emily was my best friend. ☊ time ☊
We stock six different beers at any one time. ☊ time ☊
We have a new timetable each term (= showing the times of each class in school). ☊ timetable ☊
I have a busy timetable this week (= I have planned to do many things). ☊ timetable ☊
understand (that...): I quite understand that you need some time alone. ☊ understand ☊
understand sb doing sth: I quite understand you needing some time alone. ☊ understand ☊
They chatted for a while. ☊ while ☊
I'll be back in a little while (= a short time). ☊ while ☊
I haven't seen him for quite a while (= a fairly long time). ☊ while ☊
We had a wonderful time last night. ☊ wonderful ☊
After a serious argument, it can take some time for the wounds to heal. ☊ wound ☊