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to write down what is said at a meeting and by whom
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take the minutes
It is part of her job to set the agenda for board meetings and take the minutes.
used when asking someone to wait for a short time
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Just/Wait a minute
a day when you do not have to work or do something that you normally do
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day off
I won't be in on Thursday - it's my day off.
when it is naturally light
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by day
I prefer travelling by day.
to change the time on your clocks to an hour earlier/later, at an officially chosen time of year
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turn the clocks back/forwards
Don't forget to turn the clocks back tonight. We turn the clocks forward today, so our children will be short of sleep.
to make certain you have some time when you are not busy in order to do something you think you should do
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make time for
The doctor’s very busy but he’ll try to make time for you.
to use time doing something or being somewhere
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spend time
I spent a lot of time cleaning that room. I think we need to spend more time together.
said to mean that you can spend as much time as you need in doing something, or that you should slow down
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take your time
No need to hurry – you can take your time.
to prevent time, money, or effort being wasted or spent
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save
Thanks for your help - it saved me a lot of work.
wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.
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waste
Don’t do it like that. You’re wasting time.
happening or done at the particular moment that it was expected to happen or be done
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right on time
The train left right on time.
to be able to read the time from a clock
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tell time
Can you tell me the time, please?
to not have enough hours, etc. available to finish something you are trying to do
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run out of time
She ran out of time and didn't finish the last question.
worth the time spent
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worth your while
It’s hard work learning a language but I’m sure you’ll find it’s worth your while
what will happen to
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the future holds
I wonder what the future holds for you and me.
If you have time, you have enough time to do something
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have time
I’m sorry, I didn’t have time to do my homework.
quite soon
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in the not-too-distant future
I think we'll probably move house in the not-too-distant future.
If a warning device starts to ring loudly
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go off
I didn’t wake up. The alarm didn’t go off.
Did you have a good time on holiday?
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Did you have a good time on holiday?
do you have a minute?
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do you have a minute?

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