25.3.1. gy. A1A2 (példák)

minute noun /ˈmɪn.ɪt/ [C] 2 perc, pillanat (informal)

I'll be with you in a minute.

It'll only take a minute to call him.

When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you.

Hang on a minute - I'll be with you as soon as I can!

Can you hold on a minute - he's at the end of the garden.

moment noun /ˈməʊ.mənt/ 1 pillanat (rövid időtartam) [C]

I'll be back in a moment.

Can you wait a moment?

For a moment I thought it was Anna.

I'm expecting her to come at any moment.

Have you got a moment ?

time noun /taɪm/ 2 idő, időtartam [U or no plural]

It takes a long time to get from London to Sydney.

It was some time ago that I last heard from her.

We'd save time on our journey if we went by train.

What do you like doing in your spare/free time?

I don't know how you find time to do all the things you do.

I thought we'd give her a bit more time to get the job done.

When Paula was ill, I took her some magazines to help her pass the time.

time noun /taɪm/ 3 idő (a múló idő) [U]

He wants to spend more time with his family.

If you'd got on with your work instead of wasting time chatting, you'd be finished by now.

She grew more and more fascinated by the subject as time went on/by.

time noun /taɪm/ 4 alkalom; idő, időszak; időtöltés, időzés [C or U]

The last time we went to Paris, it rained every day.

We were very young at the time.

Every time/Each time I ask you to do something, you always say you're too busy.

They go swimming three or four times a week.

Did you have a good time at the conference?

fast adjective /fɑːst/ gyors, sebes

fast cars

a fast swimmer

Computers are getting faster all the time.

The fast train to London takes less than an hour.

long adjective /lɒŋ/ 1 hosszú, hosszan tartó, hosszadalmas (idő)

a long film/meeting

I've been waiting a long time.

It's a long time since I worked there.

Apparently the sessions are an hour long.

quick adjective /kwɪk/ 1 gyors (sebes) (pl. vmilyen cselekvés)

I tried to catch him but he was too quick for me.

He was very quick to answer.

quick adjective /kwɪk/ 2 gyors (rövid ideig tartó)

Can I ask you a quick question?

I had a quick coffee and left the house.

I only had time for a quick look at the paper this morning.

Could I have a quick word with you, Annie?

short adjective /ʃɔːt/ 2 rövid (időben)

a short film/visit

He's grown so much in such a short time.

I work much better if I take a short break every hour or so.