小时是生命。对高中生来说特别珍贵，对时间的习语也要牢记在心。

1.时间：有时

eg . life as a spinster or bachelor is care-free，but the problem is that he or she may feel lonely at times .

2.At the best of times:情况最好的时候

eg . Samuel ' s mandarin is not good at the best of times，not to mention when he has to speak if impromptu。

3.Behind the times:未使用

eg . Maggie ' s dressing style is a bit behind the times . she should try to keep up with the times by wearing fashionable dresses .

4.Buy time:争取时间

Eg. there are ten seconds left，but Jordan carried the ball steadily to buy time instead of passing it out .

5.For any length of time:只是暂时的

eg . Tom likes to work in different companies . evidence shows that he has not held on to the same job for any length of time .

6.For the time being:临时

Eg. the company has just been formed。for the time being，it is run by the company partners .

7.From time to time:有时候

Eg. they visited us from time to time，but we have never been to their house。

8.intime for.按时到达./做.

Eg.if you go now，you will be in time for the meeting。

9.In the nick of time:及时

eg . all the passengers got on board in the nick of time .

10.In no time:很快

eg . the police caught a thief and sent him to prison in no time。

11.技能时间：消耗时间

eg . while waiting for my turn to do something，I often read something to kill time。

12.Move/keep up with the times:跟上时代

eg . some people ' s mode of thinking is ou should try to move with the times so as to better fit in the present society .

13.On time:准时

eg . don ' t go to the examination late . make sure you are on time .

14.Pressed for time:时间不足

Eg.i must hurry up，I am pressed for time at the moment .

15.时间和again:迭代

eg . motorists were warned time and again not to throw rubbish from their cars .

16.Time alone will tell:时间可以证明一切

eg . no one is certain if it is wise to emigrate to the west；Time alone will tell。

17.时间up:时间到了

Eg.time's up。stop writing and hand in your answer books now .

18.The time is ripe for .是时候了

eg . the political leaders of the two countries have communicated with each other . time is therefore ripe for closer cooperation .

19.With time to spare:比预期快

eg . as there was no traffic congestion，we reached the destination with time to spare。

20.With time/Given time:假时间

Eg. Don't feel depressed！Things will improve。