- Hello, this is Jack from ToFluency.com.
Now in this lesson, you're going to learn
idioms and collocations related
So all of these collocations and idioms,
all the time in everyday English.
Now I talked about the importance
so be sure to watch that to get excited
about learning these collocations.
And then also go to my website
because I'm going to list all the examples
so that you can learn them and internalize them.
I'm going to give you a few examples, too.
Let's get started with number one.
The first one is 'it's time to',
Now this means that we need to do something
or it's the right time to do something
The most common example of this
and your children don't want to leave
or your children are acting up a little bit,
which means they're behaving in a bad way,
and you say, "Come on, it's time to go."
"It's time I started exercising."
Okay, it's time I started exercising.
Which means I need to start exercising
and I'm going to do that right now.
And you can also use it for advice
For example, it's time you stopped smoking.
Come on, it's time you stopped smoking.
Now the next one is quite similar
but it has a different meaning.
And this one is 'it's about time'.
And it's used with that intonation as well.
it should have happened sooner.
Guess what, we're getting married.
Which means that you're not late.
Now I always try my best to be on time
for meetings or when I'm just simply meeting friends.
So I always try to be on time.
Now I might not always be there when you call
Be sure that you're on time for that interview.
So be sure you're on time for that interview.
Trains in the UK are hardly ever on time.
Another one that's similar is 'right on time'.
So this means to be on time but just.
An example is, I was rushing to that interview
but I got there right on time.
Another one is, I think we'll be there
I think we'll be there right on time.
The next one is 'to take time',
I often say writing is a great skill
because you can take your time.
But when you are having a conversation with someone,
you need to be able to react and speak
So when leaving comments below
that you get your sentences correct.
but it means something different
And this means to not go to work.
So I can say, for example,
I'm gonna take a little bit of time off
to reply to the email straight away.
Okay.
I'm gonna take a little bit of time off work next week.
I think you need to take a little bit of time off
because you seem very stressed at the moment.
I think you need to take a little bit of time off.
The next one is 'to make time for',
and this means to dedicate time
is taking over everything right now.
You need to make a little bit of time for me as well.
You need to make a little bit of time for me as well.
Or I need to make some time for studying this week.
I need to make some time for studying this week.
Maybe I'll take some time off work on Friday.
The next one is 'free time' or 'spare time'.
So the time you have to dedicate
A question you probably learned
in your first ever English lesson is,
what do you like to do in your free time?
What do you like to do in your free time?
what you like to do in your free time,
I don't have a lot of spare time at the moment,
that's why I'm not exercising enough.
I don't have a lot of spare time at the moment.
The next one is 'to have time'
and many English learners use this
because they say I don't have enough time
I don't have enough time to study.
So we use 'have time' when we're talking
about dedicating time to a specific thing.
Another example is, I don't have a lot of time
this week but I have lots of time next week
so I'll be able to help you then.
This next one is used all the time,
This simply means to enjoy yourself,
to make the most out of what you're going to do
For example, I'm just setting off
Another example is, have a great time tonight.
The next one is 'to save time',
and this means to be more efficient
For example, a boss might say,
So the meetings aren't necessary,
which means let's reduce them,
And in my life, my new robot vacuum cleaner
because I don't have to vacuum as much anymore.
So my new robot vacuum cleaner
The opposite of 'save time' is 'to waste time',
and this means to spend your time
We all do it, we all waste time doing things.
For example, I waste a lot of time
watching stupid videos on YouTube.
Now some people say that playing computer games
Do you think that playing computer games
Let me know in the comment section below.
To spend time doing something.
And this just means what you do with your time.
He spends a lot of time working out.
He spends a lot of time working out.
I spend too much time worrying about stupid things.
I spend too much time worrying about stupid things.
Let's move on to some idioms now
and the first one is 'to buy time'.
And this simply means to delay something
because maybe you're in a bad situation.
Let's say you owe some money to somebody
and you can say to your partner,
"Let's try and buy some time."
So give a reason why you can't pay
so you have extra time to pay it back later.
So you can say, "We need to buy some time."
The next one is 'to be in the right place
And this is used a lot in sports.
So strikers have to be in the right place
at the right time in order to score a goal.
But it could just mean anything in life as well.
So it's important to be in the right place
and a lot of this comes down to luck.
Time flies when you are having fun.
Which means that time goes by quickly
when you are having a good time.
So time flies when you are having fun.
And the last one is 'time is money'.
This is a common idiom that people use
how to spend your time and not wasting time.
So if someone says this to you
what they're saying is time is a valuable resource
and they don't want to waste it.
Okay, so those are the collocations
I'll leave a link in the description,
so that you can read all the examples
and to get some extra explanations as well.
And then if you haven't seen my video
on why you should learn collocations,
I'll leave the link to that on the screen
somewhere around here or here.
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