at the moment
US
UK
- Adverb
- At this time; now
A1Moreextra
US /'ekstrə/
UK /'ekstrə/
- Adjective
- More than necessary; additional
- Of especially good quality or grade.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
A2Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
have to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein a hurry
US /ɪn e ˈhɚri/
UK /in ə ˈhʌri/
- Phrase
- Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
in time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Moremake time for
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To schedule time for a specific activity or person.
A1Moreon schedule
US
UK
- Phrase
- According to the timetable; not delayed.
- Adjective
- Planned or expected to happen at a particular time.
B2Moreon time
US /ɑn taɪm/
UK /ɔn taim/
- Phrase
- Adjective
- Arriving at or done by the required time
- Meeting a deadline; punctual in fulfilling obligations.
A1Moreout of time
US /aʊt ʌv taɪm/
UK /aut ɔv taim/
- Adjective
- Having no more time available to do something.
A1Morepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMorepressed for time
US /prɛst fɔr taɪm/
UK /prest fɔ: taim/
- Phrase
- Having very little time; in a hurry.
A1Moreschedule
US /ˈskedʒu:l/
UK /ˈʃedju:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- Transitive Verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
A2TOEICMorespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestall
US /stɔl/
UK /stɔ:l/
- Countable Noun
- Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- A table where things are sold at a market or fair
- Transitive Verb
- To put animals inside the room where they are kept
B1TOEICMorewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- make time for: To schedule time for a specific activity or person.
- have to: Must do
- on time
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- pressed for time: Having very little time; in a hurry.
- out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
- on schedule: According to the timetable; not delayed.
- in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
- at the moment: At this time; now
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- free: Living, happening without being controlled
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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16 English Collocations with the Word TIME
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陳怡平 posted on 2016/01/07Ever feel like you're running out of time or wasting it? This video will boost your English by teaching you 16 super useful collocations with the word 'time' that you can use every single day! You'll pick up practical vocabulary and simple sentence structures to talk about time more naturally.
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