与时间相关的idioms

与时间相关的idiomsClockbeattheclock=dosomethingwithinthedeadline:"Wemanagedtobeattheclockandgeteverythingfinishedintime."workagainsttheclock=workhardknowingyouhaveadeadline:"Scientistsareworkingagainsttheclocktocomeupwithanewvaccine."toclockon/off=signinoroutofacompanytoshowthehoursyou'veworked:"Weneedtoclockinafterwecomebackfromlunch."watchtheclock(aclockwatcher)=makesureyouonlyworkthehours:"Ifyou'reaclockwatcher,thenthisjobisn'tforyou."Lackoftimepressedfortime=nothavemuchtime:"I'mabitpressedfortimeatthemoment.Doyoumindifwehavethemeetingtomorrow?"runoutoftime=nothaveanytimeleft:"We'verunoutoftimeonthisproject."araceagainsttime=havetodosomethingfastwithinadeadline:"There'saraceagainsttimetosavetherainforests."notimetolose=notimetowaste:"There'snotimetolose.We'vegottogetgoing."Haveenoughtimehaveallthetimeintheworld=haveplentyoftime:"Youdon'tneedtohurry.We'vegotallthetimeintheworld."havesparetime=havefreetime:"Whatdoyoudoinyoursparetime?"havetimeonyourhands/timetokill=toomuchtime:"We'vegotabitoftimeonourhands.Whatdoyouwanttodo?"takeyourtime=notbeinanyhurry:"Takeyourtimeansweringthequestion."inyourowntime=dosomethingwithoutworryingabouthowmuchtimeittakes:"I'llfixthecarinmyowntime!"makegoodtime=dosomethingfasterthanyouthought:"Wemadegoodtime.Itonlytookusanhourtogethere."timeisonyourside=beyoungandhaveplentyoftimeaheadofyou:"You'vegottimeonyourside,soyoushouldn'tfeelpressuredintomakingacareerdecisionnow."Therighttimeforsomethingjustintime:"Theyarrivedjustintimeforthewedding."inthenickoftime=withoutasecondtospare:"Wegothereinthenickoftime.Lookatallthatrain!"hightime=therighttime:"It'shightimeyougotajob!"(Note:usethepastsimpleafter"hightime")notbeforetime:"He'sfinallygotajob.Notbeforetime,Imightadd!"it'sabouttime:"It'sabouttimeyoufoundyourownplacetolive."(Usethepastsimpleafter"it'sabouttime")notthetime/hardlythetime=aninappropriatetimeforsomething:"It'snotthetimetoaskmeforapayrise.!Otherexpressionswithtimelosetrackoftime=forgetaboutthetime:"Shewassoengrossedinherbookshelostalltrackoftime."two-time=gooutwithmorethanonepersonatthesametime:"Sheoughttobecareful.She'stwo-timingJackwithBillandJackisaveryjealousperson…"calltimeon=bringanendtosomething:"Thegovernmentarecallingtimeoninternetspammers."taketimeout=haveapausefromsomething:"Heneedstotakesometimeoutfromhiswork."keeptime=showtherighttime:"Mywatchdoesn'tkeepgoodtime."dotime=serveaprisonsentence:"He'sdoingtimeforarmedrobbery."onthecompany'stime=dosomethingelsewhenyou'reatwork:"We'renotallowedtousetwitteronthecompany'stime."aheadofhis/hertime=beforward-thinking:"He'sdefinitelyaheadofhistime.He'salwaysgotsomanyfascinatingideas."behindthetimes=old-fashioned:"He'ssobehindthetimes.Hestillplaysrecords!Canyoubelieveit?"keepup/movewiththetimes=remainmodern:"Mymumislearningtouseemailtokeepupwiththetimes."havethetimeofyourlife=haveagreattime:"She'shavingthetimeofherlifeatUniversity.Shelovesit!"beforeyourtime=beforeapersonlivedorworkedinaplace:"Thereusedtobeapostofficehere.Thatwasbeforeyourtime,ofcourse."timeandahalf=whenaworkerispaidextraforworkingovertime:"WegettimeandahalfifweworkonSaturdays."overtime=moneypaidforworkingextrahours:"Thefirmarecuttingbackonovertime."timeshare=aholidayhomeboughtbymorethanoneperson,whereeach"owner"hasacertainperiodoftheyeartheycanuseit:"Timeshareapartmentsarecheapatthemoment."timewarp=stuckinapasttime:"Thistownseemstobestuckina1950stimewarp.Therearenofastfoodplacesandeverything'sclosedonSundays."timezone=areawheretheclocksarethesame:"TheUKisinadifferenttimezonefromtherestofEurope."