“the time”

The following 21 entries include the term the time.

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all (of) the time

idiom

: on every occasion : always

all the time

idiom

: at all times : constantly

all the time in the world

noun phrase

: a great deal of time to do something

at the time of (something)

idiom

: when (something) happened

by the time

idiom

: at the time : when

from the time

idiom

: from (a point in the past) until the present time : since

give (someone) the time of day

idiom

: to pay attention to someone usually used in negative statements

half the time

idiom

: very often

have (got) the time

idiom

used to ask someone what time it is

have (the) time

idiom

: to be able to use an amount of time required for a particular purpose often followed by to + verb often + for

have the time of one's life

idiom

: to enjoy oneself very much : to have a lot of fun

kill (the) time

idiom

: to spend time doing something while one is waiting

lose track of the time

idiom

: to fail to stay aware of the time : to be unaware that so much time has passed

most of the time

idiom

: on most occasions : usually

ninety/ninety-nine percent of the time

idiom

: on most occasions : usually

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