# Time

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 103

## About

Hours, dates, seasons, frequency, and the words for when things happen.

## Words by Level

### A1
- time — What is measured in hours, minutes, days, and years; the continued passing of existence.; frequency rank 74
- day — A period of 24 hours.; frequency rank 142
- night — The time between sunset and sunrise, when it is dark.; frequency rank 162
- today — On this day, not yesterday or tomorrow.; frequency rank 224
- morning — The early part of the day, from when the sun rises until noon.; frequency rank 256
- tomorrow — On the day after today.; frequency rank 308
- year — A period of 365 days, or twelve months.; frequency rank 356
- second — coming right after the first in order, time, or position; frequency rank 368
- minute — A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.; frequency rank 379
- moment — A very short period of time.; frequency rank 440
- week — A period of seven days, especially counted from Monday to Sunday.; frequency rank 442
- hour — A period of time lasting sixty minutes.; frequency rank 565
- past — The time that has already happened, before now.; frequency rank 585
- evening — The part of the day between the afternoon and the night.; frequency rank 630
- date — The particular day, month, and year when something happens.; frequency rank 660
- future — The time that is still to come.; frequency rank 669
- yesterday — On the day before today.; frequency rank 687
- age — How many years someone or something has lived or existed.; frequency rank 744
- birthday — The day each year that is the anniversary of the day you were born.; frequency rank 761
- month — One of the twelve parts the year is divided into.; frequency rank 772
- present — Something you give to someone as a gift.; frequency rank 853
- afternoon — The part of the day between noon and the evening.; frequency rank 911
- summer — The warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.; frequency rank 1121
- Sunday — The day of the week between Saturday and Monday, traditionally a day of rest and the Christian day of worship.; frequency rank 1641
- Friday — The day of the week between Thursday and Saturday.; frequency rank 1709
- Saturday — The day of the week between Friday and Sunday.; frequency rank 1721
- spring — The season between winter and summer, when plants start to grow.; frequency rank 1843
- winter — The coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.; frequency rank 1919
- period — A length of time.; frequency rank 1988
- Monday — The day of the week after Sunday and before Tuesday.; frequency rank 2127
- April — The fourth month of the year, after March and before May.; frequency rank 2342
- Thursday — The day of the week between Wednesday and Friday.; frequency rank 2855
- June — The sixth month of the year, after May and before July.; frequency rank 2860
- Tuesday — The day of the week between Monday and Wednesday.; frequency rank 2865
- Wednesday — The day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday.; frequency rank 3404
- August — The eighth month of the year, after July and before September.; frequency rank 3549
- July — The seventh month of the year, after June and before August.; frequency rank 3670
- September — The ninth month of the year, coming after August and before October.; frequency rank 3957
- October — The tenth month of the year, coming after September and before November.; frequency rank 4193
- November — The eleventh month of the year, between October and December.; frequency rank 4400
- December — The twelfth and last month of the year, after November.; frequency rank 4654
- January — The first month of the year, coming after December and before February.; frequency rank 4867
- February — The second month of the year, after January and before March.; frequency rank 5476
- autumn — The season between summer and winter, when leaves fall and the weather grows cooler.; frequency rank 5677
- good afternoon
- good morning
- good night
- March
- carry over — to transfer something from one period, stage, or activity into the next
- come after — to follow something in time or in a sequence
- come before — to precede something in time, sequence, or position
- put off — to postpone an event or action until a later time

### A2
- century — A period of one hundred years.; frequency rank 1896
- schedule — A plan that lists when activities or events will happen.; frequency rank 2413
- calendar — A chart or set of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a year.; frequency rank 5972
- weekday — Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday.; frequency rank 35387
- alarm clock
- hold off — to delay taking an action until a later time
- hold over — to postpone something until a later occasion
- lie before — to be ahead of someone as a future experience or challenge
- roll around — to arrive again as part of a regular cycle
- while away — to spend a period of time in a pleasant or relaxed way

### B1
- present — To give, show, or offer something formally.; frequency rank 853
- season — One of the four parts of the year: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.; frequency rank 1681
- march — An organized walk by many people to protest or support something.; frequency rank 2147
- temporary — Lasting for only a limited time; not permanent.; frequency rank 4068
- permanent — Lasting for a very long time or for ever; not temporary.; frequency rank 4312
- era — A period of history marked by a particular character or set of events.; frequency rank 4718
- frequency — How often something happens within a period of time.; frequency rank 6500
- decade — A period of ten years.; frequency rank 6643
- deadline — A time or date by which something must be finished.; frequency rank 7000
- summertime — the season or period of summer; frequency rank 18486
- interval — a period of time between two events.; frequency rank 19316
- wintertime — the season or period of winter; frequency rank 35763

### B2
- dawn — The time of day when light first appears in the sky.; frequency rank 2157
- usher in — to mark or help bring about the beginning of something

### C1
- minute — Extremely small.; frequency rank 379
- duration — The length of time that something lasts or continues.; frequency rank 11553
- antiquity — Ancient times, especially the period of ancient Greece and Rome.; frequency rank 24669
- almanac — an annual publication containing a calendar and practical information such as astronomical data, tides, or notable dates; frequency rank 33105
- breeding-season — the time of year when animals mate and produce young
- fritter away — to waste money, time, or another resource on unimportant things

### C2
- bedtime — The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.; frequency rank 7602
- equinox — either of the two times each year when the Sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night are approximately equal in length; frequency rank 27064
- Neolithic — the final major phase of the Stone Age, associated in many regions with farming, permanent settlements, and polished stone tools; frequency rank 38168
- ides — in the Roman calendar, the fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October and the thirteenth day of every other month; frequency rank 45171
- amphitheatre — An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.; frequency rank 54877
- Devonian — the geological period of the Paleozoic Era between the Silurian and Carboniferous periods, about 419 to 359 million years ago; frequency rank 103919
- martyrology — a calendar, register, or book listing martyrs and saints, often arranged by feast day; frequency rank 465327

### C2+
- half-hour — The time of thirty minutes past any particular hour.; frequency rank 11445
- longsword — Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era.; frequency rank 222780
- jiff — a very short period of time; a moment
- nones — the ninth day before the ides in the Roman calendar; a midday canonical hour
- hebdomad — a group of seven, especially a period of seven days; a week
- yesteryear — a time in the recent past; former years
- decennium — a period of ten years; a decade
- doomsday — the day of the Last Judgment; a time of catastrophe
- eon — an immeasurably long period of time; the largest division of geologic time
- morrow — the following day; the time after an event
- sec — a second of time (informal); of wine, dry
- sennight — a period of seven nights; a week (archaic)
- sevennight — a period of seven nights; a week (archaic)
- teg — a sheep in its second year, or a young sheep before its first shearing