| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | time |
| IPA | /taɪm / noun |
| Back | zaman, vakit saat |
| Back 2 | time (noun) /taɪm
/ noun
HOURS, YEARS, ETC.
1 [uncountable,
singular]
a period of minutes,
hours, days, etc.
zaman, vakit
As time passed and there was still no news,
we got more worried.
You're wasting time – get on with
your work!
I'll go by car to save time.
free/spare time
We haven't got time to stop now.
I've been waiting a long time.
Learning a language takes time.
2 [uncountable,
countable]
time
(to do sth); time (for sth)
the time in hours and
minutes shown on a clock; the moment when sth happens or should happen
zaman, vakit,
saat
What's the time?/What time is it?
Saat kaç?
My watch keeps perfect time.
Can you tell me the times of trains to
Bristol, please?
It's time to go home.
By the time I get home, Mark
will have cooked the dinner.
This time tomorrow I'll be on
the plane.
It's time for lunch.
He never takes any time off.
3 [singular]
a system for measuring
time in a particular part of the world
saat
Greenwich Mean Time
11 o'clock local time
PERIOD
4 [countable]
a period in the past;
a part of history
dönem, devir,
çağ
The film is set at the time of the
French revolution.
In Shakespeare's times, few people could
read.
The 19th century was a time of great
industrial change.
OCCASION/EVENT
5 [countable]
an occasion when you
do sth or when sth happens
kez, sefer,
kere
I phoned them three times.
I'll do it better next time.
Last time I saw him, he
looked ill.
How many times have I told
you not to touch that?
6 [countable]
an event or an occasion
that you experience in a certain way
zaman
Have a good time (hoş
bir vakit) tonight.
We had a terrible time at the hospital.
They had some great times together.
FOR RACE
7 [countable,
uncountable]
the number of minutes,
etc., taken to complete a race or an event
süre, mühlet
What was his time in the hundred metres?
She completed the 500 metres in record
time.
IDIOMS
(and)
about time (too); (and) not before time
(spoken)
used to say that sth
should already have happened
geç
bile kalındı
ahead
of your time
so modern that people
do not understand you
zamanın
elirisinde
Leonardo's inventions were way ahead of
their time.
all
the time/the whole time
during the period that
sb was doing sth or that sth was happening
hep, boyuna;
o
sırada
I searched everywhere for my keys and they
were in the door all the time.
at
the same time
1
together; at one time
aynı
zamanda, aynı anda
I can't think about more than one thing at
the same time.
2 on
the other hand; however
aynı
zamanda, öte yandan
It's a very good idea but at the same time
it's rather risky.
at
a time
on each occasion
bir
seferde, bir defada
The lift can hold six people at a time.
She ran down the stairs two at a time.
at
one time
in the past
eskiden, vaktiyle,
bir zamanlar
SYNONYM previously
at
the time
at a particular moment
or period in the past; then
o
anda, o zaman
I agreed at the time but later changed my
mind.
at
times
sometimes
bazen
At times I wish we'd never moved house.
SYNONYM occasionally
before
your time
before you were born
sen
doğmadan
behind
the times
not modern or
fashionable
modası
geçmiş, çağın gerisinde, köhne, eski
bide
your time
to wait for a good
opportunity
fırsat
kollamak
I'll bide my time until the situation
improves.
buy
time
to do sth in order to
delay an event, a decision, etc.
zaman
kazanmak
He took a few days' holiday in order to buy
some time before giving them his final decision.
for
the time being
just for the present;
not for long
şimdilik
from
time to time
sometimes; not often
arada
bir, ara sıra
give
sb a hard time
(informal)
to make a situation
unpleasant, embarrassing or difficult for sb
zor
anlar yaşatmak
have
a hard job doing/to do sth; have a hard time doing sth
to do sth with great
difficulty
zorlanmak
We had a hard time finding accommodation in
London at such short notice.
have
no time for sb/sth
to not like sb/sth
hazzetmemek
I have no time for lazy people.
have
the time of your life
to enjoy yourself very
much
hayatını
yaşamak
in
the course of time
when enough time has
passed
zamanla
I'm sure that all these problems will be
sorted out in the course of time.
SYNONYM EVENTUALLY
in
good time
early; at the right
time
zamanında, vakitlice
We arrived in good time.
in
the nick of time
only just in time
son
anda, son dakikada
The ambulance arrived in the nick of time.
in
time (for sth/to do sth)
not late; with enough
time to be able to do sth
zamanında
Don't worry. We'll get to the station in
time for your train.
It's
about/high time
(spoken)
used to say that you
think sb should do sth very soon
geldi
de geçiyor bile
It's about time you told him what's going
on.
once
upon a time
(used at the beginning
of a children's story) a long time ago; in the past
evvel
zaman içinde;
bir
zamanlar
Once upon a time there was a princess…
on
time
not too late or too
early
tam
zamanında
The train left the station on time.
In time ile on time
ifadelerini birbirine karıştırmayınız. In time, bir yere ya tam
zamanında ya da öncesinde gittiğiniz zaman kullanılır. On time ise o
yere tam zamanında vardığınız zaman kullanılır:
I arrived at the station at 6.55, in time
for the train, which left on time, at 7.00.
one
at a time
separately
ayrı
ayrı
I'll deal with the problems one at a time.
SYNONYM INDIVIDUALLY
take
your time
to do sth without
hurrying
acele
etmemek
tell
the time
to read the time from
a clock or watch
saati
söylemek
time
after time; time and (time) again
again and again
defalarca, tekrar
tekrar
SYNONYM repeatedly
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