Time and life expressions

Anna should have sent the report one week ago, but she hasn't finished it...

• She should take her time

• It's high time she finished it

• She should get a life

• She should make good time

Your grandma gives you a recipe to clean wine stains from your clothes that has worked well for many generations.

• The recipe has killed time

• The recipe will have better luck next time

• The recipe has survived the test of time

• THe recipe has no time to lose

You have a whole week to write this. Give priority to writing well, and checking your spelling instead of writing fast.

• Take your time writing the text

• Make good time writing the text

• Write the text in the nick of time

• Write the text at any old time

Well, definitely it wasn't the best result, but we can work with it. All I can say is...

• that's life!

• you can bet your life on it

• get a life!

• for the time being...

The new offices are almost ready to be used. We are only waiting for the paint to dry off. So we'll only work on the meeting rooms ...

• at any old time

• for the time being

• in the nick of time

• with no time to lose

Unless there is a traffic accident, if we leave now, we should __________________ to Veracruz. We'll get there before dark.

• kill time

• have no time to lose

• make good time

• have better luck next time

It was in the last few seconds of the game that the player scored the winning goal. He really did it

• in high time

• at any old time

• with a cushy life

• in the nick of time

The moment she changed jobs she started laughing more. You can see there's more energy in her step, she definitely ...

• got a new lease of life

• got a cushy life

• has no time to lose

• got a life

I've got 2 essays to write, 3 presentations to prepare, and 14 papers to grade for tomorrow. I've

• time to kill

• no time to lose

• a bet on your life

• a cushy life

We arrive in Madrid at 5am, but the connection flight leaves until noon. We are going to have a lot of

• time to kill

• time to lose

• any old time

• new leases of life