Understanding Time-Related Idioms

What is an idiom?

• A phrase that can be understood from its individual words

• A single word with multiple meanings

• A combination of words with a unique meaning

• A literal expression

What does the idiom 'the time of my life' mean?

• A very bad experience

• A very ordinary time

• An extremely enjoyable experience

• A time of great difficulty

What does 'take your time' suggest?

• Ignore the task

• Hurry up

• Do not rush

• Finish quickly

What does 'do time' mean?

• Spend time with family

• Spend time at work

• Spend time in jail

• Spend time on vacation

What is the opposite of 'take your time'?

• Hurry up

• Relax

• Ignore the task

• Do time

What happens when you 'run out of time'?

• You have extra time

• You finish early

• You do not have enough time to complete something

• You start a new task

What does it mean to 'give someone a hard time'?

• To make things easy for someone

• To treat someone harshly

• To ignore someone

• To help someone

If someone is 'running out of time' on a project, what should they do?

• Ignore the deadline

• Focus and try to complete it quickly

• Take a break

• Start a new project

What does it mean if someone is 'ahead of their time'?

• They are behind schedule

• They have ideas or actions that are advanced for their era

• They are on time

• They are late

Which idiom would you use to describe someone who was innovative in their field before it was common?

• Ahead of their time

• Take your time

• The time of my life

• Do time