all dag/all morning/all week etc
Ы (day etc)/ through all of the day, the morning, the week etc - use this especially when the day. morning etc has not finished yet: We've been travelling around all week. I I haven't seen Sara all day - where is she?
all the time/the whole time oil fa
'taim, йэ ,ЬэЫ taim/ through the whole of a period of time - use this especially to talk about something unpleasant or annoying that happens
+ (that) I was miserable all the time you were away. I The whole time we were there he never said thank you, not once[3]
between two times
between /br'twiin/ [preposition] in the
time between two times or events: This house was built sometime between 1930 and 1935 I We usually go and see Jan's parents between Christmas and the New Year.
meanwhile/in the meantime
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/mhnwail, in дэ 'miintaim/ [adv\ during the time between now and a future event, or between two events in the past: The doctor will be here soon. In the meantime, try to relax. I The plane will be ready soon. Meanwhile, please wait in the departure lounge.
how long something continues, someone waits etc
how long /hau iDql-'ba]/ use this to ask about or talk about how many minutes,
hours, days, or years something continues for: Нош long have you lived here? I / didn't knoa how long the operation would take.
for br; strong b:r |preposition] use this to say how long something continues for an hour/two days/a long time etc It
rained continuously for three days. 1 We talked for a while, t Eggs should stay fresh for a week or two.
Д. You can leave out for after the verbs 'stay', 'wait', and 'last': I waited a long time. I He stayed nearly three months.
Quntil (also till especially spoken) лп til. on-, ticlass="underline" [preposition^conjunction] if something happens until or till a lime or event, it continues and then stops at that time or event: David worked as a teacher
until 1989. I I'll be at home until 5:30
if you want to phone me. I She polished the car until it shone. I I didn 't learn to drive until I was 31. I The library's only open till five on Saturdays. I Just wait till I've finished my coffee.
from ... until ... from ... л n't 11 .../ use
this to say that something starts happening at one time or event and continues until another time or event: IVe worked from nine in the morning until late at night. I Maxedited the paper from 1950 until he retired in 1989.
from ... to ... /from ... tu:... use this to
say that something starts at a particular
time and stops at a later time
/rom May to September/from 9am to
5pm etc The hotel is open from March to October, i Eisenhower was President
from 1952 to 1956.
through, /вгш/ (preposition] May through September/Monday through Friday etc
american starting in May and continuing until September, starting on Monday and continuing until and including Friday, etc: The store is open Monday through Saturday.
Monday-Friday/6:00-8:00 written
starting on Monday and continuing until and including Friday, starting at 6 o'clock and continuing until 8 o'clock etc - used on signs and notices: Visit the exhibition of modern art, open every dayr 9:30-6:00. I A special fishing licence is required for the season (May-September).
how long something has been happening
A Don't confuse for and since. Use for with periods of time: I've been waiting here
for 2S minutes. I We've lived here for six
years. Use since with the date, time, year etc when something started: I've been waiting here since 7 o'clock. I I've lived here since 1991/since my husband died.
for for; strong fo:r, [preposition! during the whole of a period of time until now: Omar's been learning English for two years now. I I haven't phoned my mother for over a week.
since sins [preposition/conjunction.7
adverbj all the time from a time or event in the past until now: I've had this car since 1992. I Graham's become a lot more confident since he finished his training. I / sau; her this morning, but I haven't seen her since. since tfien He arrived in Hollywood back in 1952. Since then he's appeared in over 100 movies.
ever since (-since a time or event a long time ago) / read that poem when I was at school, and I've remembered it ever since. I She's been interested in animals ever since she was a little girl,
Don't say 'I lived here since 1985' or '\ live here since 1985'. Say I've lived here since 1985. Always use a verb in the perfect tense with since.
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to happen over a period of time
last la:st||l$st [и I] to continue happening for a period of time: No-one knows Ьош long the war will last. + /ог/untU The hot weather lasted for almost six weeks.
last 2 hours/all day/a long time etc
Each lesson lasts an hour. I a storm that lasted all night
not last long Tanya's bad mood didn't last long.
n
take /teik/ [и T] if something takes two minutes, six months etc, that is the time needed to do it
take 2 Hours/6 months etc The drive takes three hours.
it takes (sb) 2 hours/6 months etc to do
sth It often takes several months to get a visa. I It only took us half an hour to get here. I How long did it take to get
here?
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taking - took - have taken
a period of time
period ;'рюгы [n c] especially written a particular length of time with a beginning and an end: You shouldn't sit in front of a computer screen for long periods without a break.
period of time The work had to be completed within a limited period of time, a ten-day/three-year etc period The