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English vocabulary — Time topic

133 words · CEFR A1–C2

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A roundup of 133 English vocabulary words for the Time topic across CEFR A1–C2, grouped by meaning and with IPA and English meanings. Learning Time vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more English vocabulary by topic and the A1–C2 pathway.

A1Time vocabulary · A1(50 words)Free

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after: later than something
afterA1
/ˈæftər/

later than something

afternoon: the time between midday and evening
afternoonA1
/ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the time between midday and evening

always: every time, at all times
alwaysA1
/ˈɔːlweɪz/

every time, at all times

April: the fourth month of the year
AprilA1
/ˈeɪprəl/

the fourth month of the year

August: the eighth month of the year
AugustA1
/ˈɔːgəst/

the eighth month of the year

before: earlier than something
beforeA1
/bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than something

birthday: the day of the year when you were born
birthdayA1
/ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/

the day of the year when you were born

day: the twenty-four hours from one night to the next
dayA1
/deɪ/

the twenty-four hours from one night to the next

December: the twelfth month of the year
DecemberA1
/dɪˈsembər/

the twelfth month of the year

early: before the usual time
earlyA1
/ˈɜːrli/

before the usual time

evening: the time between afternoon and night
eveningA1
/ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the time between afternoon and night

February: the second month of the year
FebruaryA1
/ˈfebrueri/

the second month of the year

Friday: the day after Thursday
FridayA1
/ˈfraɪdeɪ/

the day after Thursday

hour: sixty minutes
hourA1
/ˈaʊər/

sixty minutes

January: the first month of the year
JanuaryA1
/ˈdʒænjueri/

the first month of the year

July: the seventh month of the year
JulyA1
/dʒʊˈlaɪ/

the seventh month of the year

June: the sixth month of the year
JuneA1
/dʒuːn/

the sixth month of the year

last: coming after all the others
lastA1
/læst/

coming after all the others

late: after the usual time
lateA1
/leɪt/

after the usual time

March: the third month of the year
MarchA1
/mɑːrtʃ/

the third month of the year

May: the fifth month of the year
MayA1
/meɪ/

the fifth month of the year

minute: sixty seconds
minuteA1
/ˈmɪnɪt/

sixty seconds

Monday: the day after Sunday
MondayA1
/ˈmʌndeɪ/

the day after Sunday

month: one of the twelve parts of a year
monthA1
/mʌnθ/

one of the twelve parts of a year

morning: the time from when you wake up until midday
morningA1
/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time from when you wake up until midday

never: at no time
neverA1
/ˈnevər/

at no time

next: coming after this one
nextA1
/nekst/

coming after this one

night: the dark time when people sleep
nightA1
/naɪt/

the dark time when people sleep

November: the eleventh month of the year
NovemberA1
/noʊˈvembər/

the eleventh month of the year

now: at this moment
nowA1
/naʊ/

at this moment

October: the tenth month of the year
OctoberA1
/ɑːkˈtoʊbər/

the tenth month of the year

often: many times
oftenA1
/ˈɔːfən/

many times

Saturday: the day after Friday
SaturdayA1
/ˈsætərdeɪ/

the day after Friday

September: the ninth month of the year
SeptemberA1
/sepˈtembər/

the ninth month of the year

sometimes: at some times but not always
sometimesA1
/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

at some times but not always

summer: the warmest season of the year
summerA1
/ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year

Sunday: the day after Saturday
SundayA1
/ˈsʌndeɪ/

the day after Saturday

then: after that
thenA1
/ðen/

after that

Thursday: the day after Wednesday
ThursdayA1
/ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/

the day after Wednesday

time: what clocks measure
timeA1
/taɪm/

what clocks measure

today: on this day
todayA1
/təˈdeɪ/

on this day

tomorrow: on the day after today
tomorrowA1
/təˈmɑːroʊ/

on the day after today

tonight: on the evening of this day
tonightA1
/təˈnaɪt/

on the evening of this day

Tuesday: the day after Monday
TuesdayA1
/ˈtuːzdeɪ/

the day after Monday

usually: most of the time
usuallyA1
/ˈjuːʒuəli/

most of the time

Wednesday: the day after Tuesday
WednesdayA1
/ˈwenzdeɪ/

the day after Tuesday

week: seven days
weekA1
/wiːk/

seven days

winter: the coldest season of the year
winterA1
/ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year

year: twelve months
yearA1
/jɪr/

twelve months

yesterday: on the day before today
yesterdayA1
/ˈjestərdeɪ/

on the day before today

A2Time vocabulary · A2(19 words)

A2 pathway
ago: before now
agoA2
/əˈgoʊ/

before now

already: before now, earlier than expected
alreadyA2
/ɔːlˈredi/

before now, earlier than expected

at the moment: now
at the momentA2
/æt ðə ˈmoʊmənt/

now

autumn: the season between summer and winter
autumnA2
/ˈɔːtəm/

the season between summer and winter

century: a hundred years
centuryA2
/ˈsentʃəri/

a hundred years

during: all through a period of time
duringA2
/ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period of time

in time: early enough for something
in timeA2
/ɪn taɪm/

early enough for something

on time: at the right time
on timeA2
/ɑːn taɪm/

at the right time

once: one time
onceA2
/wʌns/

one time

rarely: almost never
rarelyA2
/ˈrerli/

almost never

recently: a short time ago
recentlyA2
/ˈriːsəntli/

a short time ago

since: from a point in the past until now
sinceA2
/sɪns/

from a point in the past until now

spring: the season between winter and summer
springA2
/sprɪŋ/

the season between winter and summer

still: going on up to now
stillA2
/stɪl/

going on up to now

these days: at the present time
these daysA2
/ðiːz deɪz/

at the present time

twice: two times
twiceA2
/twaɪs/

two times

until: up to a point in time
untilA2
/ənˈtɪl/

up to a point in time

weekend: Saturday and Sunday
weekendA2
/ˈwiːkend/

Saturday and Sunday

yet: up to now, in questions and negative sentences
yetA2
/jet/

up to now, in questions and negative sentences

B1Time vocabulary · B1(26 words)

B1 pathway
at the same time: together, in one moment
at the same timeB1
/æt ðə seɪm taɪm/

together, in one moment

be about to: to be going to do something in a moment
be about toB1
/biː əˈbaʊt tuː/

to be going to do something in a moment

childhood: the time when you are a child
childhoodB1
/ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

the time when you are a child

dawn: the time when light first comes
dawnB1
/dɔːn/

the time when light first comes

decade: ten years
decadeB1
/ˈdekeɪd/

ten years

for ages: for a very long time
for agesB1
/fɔːr ˈeɪdʒɪz/

for a very long time

from time to time: now and then
from time to timeB1
/frʌm taɪm tuː taɪm/

now and then

future: coming later in time
futureB1
/ˈfjuːtʃər/

coming later in time

future plans: what a person intends to do later
future plansB1
/ˈfjuːtʃər plænz/

what a person intends to do later

in a hurry: needing to be quick
in a hurryB1
/ɪn ə ˈhɜːri/

needing to be quick

instant: a very short moment
instantB1
/ˈɪnstənt/

a very short moment

midnight: twelve o'clock at night
midnightB1
/ˈmɪdnaɪt/

twelve o'clock at night

moment: a very short time
momentB1
/ˈmoʊmənt/

a very short time

no longer: not any more
no longerB1
/noʊ ˈlɔːŋgər/

not any more

period: a length of time
periodB1
/ˈpɪriəd/

a length of time

routine: the things you do in the same order every day
routineB1
/ruːˈtiːn/

the things you do in the same order every day

run out of time: to have no time left
run out of timeB1
/rʌn aʊt ʌv taɪm/

to have no time left

season: one of the four parts of the year
seasonB1
/ˈsiːzən/

one of the four parts of the year

so far: up to this point
so farB1
/soʊ fɑːr/

up to this point

sooner or later: at some time, certainly
sooner or laterB1
/ˈsuːnər ɔːr ˈleɪtər/

at some time, certainly

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B2Time vocabulary · B2(12 words)

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at the outset: at the very beginning
at the outsetB2
/æt ðiː ˈaʊtset/

at the very beginning

chronology: the order in which events happened
chronologyB2
/krəˈnɑːlədʒi/

the order in which events happened

consecutively: one after another with no break
consecutivelyB2
/kənˈsekjətɪvli/

one after another with no break

for the time being: for now, until things change
for the time beingB2
/fɔːr ðə taɪm ˈbiːɪŋ/

for now, until things change

in due course: at the proper time later
in due courseB2
/ɪn duː kɔːrs/

at the proper time later

in the meantime: while waiting for something else
in the meantimeB2
/ɪn ðə ˈmiːntaɪm/

while waiting for something else

invariably: every single time
invariablyB2
/ɪnˈveriəbli/

every single time

mark a turning point: to be the moment when things change
mark a turning pointB2
/mɑːrk ə ˈtɜːrnɪŋ pɔɪnt/

to be the moment when things change

millennium: a period of a thousand years
millenniumB2
/mɪˈleniəm/

a period of a thousand years

more often than not: in most cases
more often than notB2
/mɔːr ˈɔːfən ðən nɑːt/

in most cases

simultaneously: at the same time
simultaneouslyB2
/ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/

at the same time

sooner rather than later: quickly rather than after delay
sooner rather than laterB2
/ˈsuːnər ˈræðər ðæn ˈleɪtər/

quickly rather than after delay

C1Time vocabulary · C1(19 words)

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a matter of time: certain to happen sooner or later
a matter of timeC1
/ə ˈmætər əv taɪm/

certain to happen sooner or later

at the eleventh hour: at the very last moment
at the eleventh hourC1
/æt ðiː ɪˈlevənθ ˈaʊər/

at the very last moment

belated: coming later than it should have
belatedC1
/bɪˈleɪtɪd/

coming later than it should have

dawdle: to move or work more slowly than needed
dawdleC1
/ˈdɔːdəl/

to move or work more slowly than needed

due date: the day by which something must be done
due dateC1
/duː deɪt/

the day by which something must be done

fleeting: lasting only a very short time
fleetingC1
/ˈfliːtɪŋ/

lasting only a very short time

give or take: allowing for a small difference either way
give or takeC1
/gɪv ɔːr teɪk/

allowing for a small difference either way

hiatus: a pause between two periods of activity
hiatusC1
/haɪˈeɪtəs/

a pause between two periods of activity

imminent: about to happen very soon
imminentC1
/ˈɪmɪnənt/

about to happen very soon

in the interim: during the time in between
in the interimC1
/ɪn ðiː ˈɪntərɪm/

during the time in between

in the nick of time: only just in time
in the nick of timeC1
/ɪn ðə nɪk əv taɪm/

only just in time

juncture: a critical point in time
junctureC1
/ˈdʒʌŋktʃər/

a critical point in time

just around the corner: going to happen very soon
just around the cornerC1
/dʒʌst əˈraʊnd ðə ˈkɔːrnər/

going to happen very soon

opportune: happening at a favorable time
opportuneC1
/ˌɑːpərˈtuːn/

happening at a favorable time

overdue: later than the time it should have happened
overdueC1
/ˌoʊvərˈduː/

later than the time it should have happened

successive: following one after another
successiveC1
/səkˈsesɪv/

following one after another

tarry: to linger instead of leaving
tarryC1
/ˈtæri/

to linger instead of leaving

untimely: happening earlier than it should
untimelyC1
/ʌnˈtaɪmli/

happening earlier than it should

watershed: a turning point dividing what came before from after
watershedC1
/ˈwɔːtərʃed/

a turning point dividing what came before from after

C2Time vocabulary · C2(7 words)

C2 pathway
apogee: the highest point something reaches
apogeeC2
/ˈæpədʒi/

the highest point something reaches

halcyon: calm and happy, of a remembered time
halcyonC2
/ˈhælsiən/

calm and happy, of a remembered time

inopportune: coming at an awkward time
inopportuneC2
/ˌɪnɑːpərˈtuːn/

coming at an awkward time

interminable: seeming to go on without end
interminableC2
/ɪnˈtɜːrmɪnəbəl/

seeming to go on without end

nadir: the lowest point reached
nadirC2
/ˈneɪdɪr/

the lowest point reached

trice: a very short moment
triceC2
/traɪs/

a very short moment

zenith: the highest point reached
zenithC2
/ˈziːnɪθ/

the highest point reached

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