25.3.4. gy. B1 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

hours órák (hosszú idő) (informal)

I spent hours doing my homework.

They kept us waiting for hours and hours.

no longer többé nem, már nem

The cinema is no longer used.

She doesn't work here any longer.

not until -ig nem (egy időpont előtt nem)

We didn't eat until past midnight.

It doesn't open until 7:00.

quite a while jó kis ideje/ideig

I hadn't seen Rebecca in quite a while.

It took quite a while to clean out the garage.

right away/now/after azonnal

Do you want to start right away?

so far mostanáig, eddig

So far we've made thirty-two thousand pounds.

straight away azonnal, rögtön

I knew straight away what you were thinking.

We don't need to go straight away - we can stay for a little while.

up to/until/till, etc. -ig (idő)

You can call me up until midnight.