Collocations about TIME and Example Sentences
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Collocations
Collocations are used to express two or more words that are frequently used together in a single sentence or paragraph. It is often that when you substitute one of these words in a collocation with a comparable one, the resulting expression will sound weird, even though its meaning is technically the same. For example “do a favor” essentially means the same as “make a favor” but the second one sounds off.
Collocations can be used to express actions, emotions, and thoughts. Their use in casual conversation is both formal and informal; other varieties of English, such as business and professional English, have their own set of colloquial expressions.
Collocations enable us to talk more fluently and practically. If you learn to utilize the words in conjunction with the words that they are used with, rather than learning the words one at a time, is advantageous. In the same way that employing idioms in a phrase has an influence on the listener, learning collections and appropriately using them has the same effect. It enables you to have a diverse and intelligible vocabulary as well as the ability to express one’s self in a variety of ways.
| pass the time | At home, she passes time playing game. |
| leisure time | What do you do in your leisure time? |
| spare time | In his spare time, he play tennis. |
| precious time | Doctors say tuberculosis has moved too slowly and lost precious time. |
| set time | set time aside for someone |
| kill time | We played game to kill time. |
| spend time | Alex spends a lot of time with his wife. |
| waste time | I’m sorry, but I think it’s a waste of time. |
| make time for | I make time for playing football because I love it. |
| save time | My son save time and he should study hard. |
| free time | We have a lot of free time for this work. |
| have a hard time | He had a hard time with her car. |
| have time | We have a lot of time for holiday. |
| take your time | “Take your time” Mary told me. |
| on time | I got there on time. |
| in time | We arrived just in time for our train to Brussels. |
