Exact Periods of Time: Periodsoftime
Exact Periods of Time: Periodsoftime
Exact Periods of Time: Periodsoftime
P e r i o d s of t i m e
12 months in a year
60 minutes in an hour
10 years in a decade
24 hours in a day
7 days in a week
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or
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ni
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l
lt
ak
eweeks to finish the project (= it will take too long).
He
sbe
e
ndoi
n
gt
hes
amej
o
bf
oryears and years (= a very long time).
Other phrases used for talking about how long something takes
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v
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e
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i
ng(
f
or
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I
v
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he
s
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sf
orquite a while.
Will the builders be here long? Yes, they only started a short time ago.
She
l
lbehe
r
ei
na second/moment/minute.
Woul
dy
oumi
ndwai
t
i
ngami
nut
e
?I
l
lbewi
t
hy
oupresently/shortly.
mr
e
al
l
ybus
ywi
t
hwor
kat the moment.
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nfrom ni
neo
c
l
oc
kuntil/till half past five.
(US): The performances are Monday through/thru Friday (= they are on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday).