{"id":8462,"date":"2023-08-17T11:40:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T11:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/?p=8462"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:40:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T11:40:13","slug":"idioms-for-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/idioms\/idioms-for-time\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Idioms for Time That You Should Know!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Idioms are sayings that hold significance within a specific culture or language but do not logically make sense when taken apart. Time-related idioms can be applied in various situations, such as to depict time passing (&#8220;time waits for no one&#8221;), to refer to a particular moment (&#8220;at the last minute&#8221;), or to describe regular events (&#8220;like clockwork&#8221;). Many of the most popular idioms about time emphasise time passing too quickly, yet idioms about time are imaginative sayings that discuss specific times or occasions figuratively. Mentioned below are the idioms for time that you can use in your day-to-day life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-time-is-of-the-essence\"><span id=\"time-is-of-the-essence\">Time is of the Essence<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Time is limited, and deadlines must be met; completing anything in a timely manner is important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: The doctors need to operate right now; time is of the essence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"a-whale-of-time\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Whale of Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To have a very enjoyable time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: I spent the summer holidays in Paris and had a whale of a time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"living-on-borrowed-time\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Living on Borrowed Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To&nbsp;continue&nbsp;living&nbsp;after a&nbsp;point&nbsp;at which you might&nbsp;easily&nbsp;have&nbsp;died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: Ever since his 101st birthday, he feels like he\u2019s living on borrowed time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9003b\">Also Read: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/learn-english\/idioms-for-having-fun\/\">Idioms for having fun<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"too-much-time-on-hands\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Too Much Time on Hands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To have too much free time available without anything important to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: These kids have too much time on their hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"crack-of-dawn\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crack of Dawn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The crack of dawn means very early in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: We are leaving this place at the crack of dawn tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9001c\">Also Read:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/idioms-for-ielts\/\">Idioms for IELTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"better-late-than-never\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Better Late Than Never<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Doing something late is better than not doing it at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: We only arrived at the movie at halftime but better late than never.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"beat-the-clock\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beat the Clock<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To succeed in something before running out of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: Use a&nbsp;timer&nbsp;and&nbsp;ask&nbsp;the&nbsp;student&nbsp;to&nbsp;beat the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb90038\">Also Read:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/idioms-with-examples\/\">Understanding Idioms: Examples and Meanings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These were all the idioms for time. To read more about idioms you can check our page at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/category\/learn-english\/\">Leverage Edu.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Idioms are sayings that hold significance within a specific culture or language but do not logically make sense&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":8465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-idioms","8":"category-learn-english"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>7 Idioms for Time That You Should Know! | Leverage Edu Explore<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Know what are the idioms for time that you can use in your day to day life like too much time on heads, beat the clock, and much more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/idioms\/idioms-for-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"7 Idioms for Time That You Should Know!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Know what are the idioms for time that you can use in your day to day life like too much time on heads, beat the clock, and much more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/explore\/idioms\/idioms-for-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Leverage Edu Explore\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nikitatabye\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-17T11:40:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogassets.leverageedu.com\/media\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/08\/21070014\/idioms-for-time.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nikita Puri\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nikita Puri\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"7 Idioms for Time That You Should Know! 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