3. Időtartam B1B2 (78) – altémák

Időtartam* (38) 3. Hosszú időtartam (17) 4. Rövid időtartam (23)

second noun /ˈsek.ənd/ [C] 2 egy pillanat (informal)

"Come on, hurry up!" "I'll just/only be a second - I've got to lock the back door."

Have you got a second, Paul? I'd like to have a word with you.

It won't take a second .

Wait a couple of/a few seconds before trying again.

brief adjective /briːf/ rövid (idő, leírás, beszámoló, stb.)

His acceptance speech was very brief.

I had a brief look at her report before the meeting.

It'll only be a brief visit because we really haven't much time.

The company issued a brief statement about yesterday's accident.

immediate adjective /ɪˈmiː.di.ət/ 1 azonnali

We must make an immediate response.

The directors have demanded his immediate resignation.

They promise immediate action to help the unemployed.

immediate adjective /ɪˈmiː.di.ət/ 2 közvetlen, sürgős (jelenleg fontos/figyelmet igénylő)

We have no immediate plans.

Our immediate concern is getting food and water to the refugees.

instant adjective /ˈɪnt.stənt/ azonnali; gyorsan/azonnal elkészíthető (pl. étel)

This type of account offers you instant access to your money.

Contrary to expectations, the film was an instant success.

little adjective /ˈlɪt.l̩/ 4 kis, rövid, kevés (idő, távolság)

It'll only take a little while to finish this.

Let's have a little break.

It's only a little way to the school.

prompt adjective /prɒmpt/ azonnali; időben történő, időbeni (nem késlekedő)

prompt payment

a prompt reply

His prompt action certainly saved my life.

short-term adjective /ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/ rövid távú, rövid ideig tartó

short-term memory

a short-term weather forecast

urgent adjective /ˈɜː.dʒənt/ sürgős

an urgent message

He's got to sign that paper - will you tell him it's urgent?

Many people are in urgent need of food and water.

briefly adverb /ˈbriː.fli/ röviden (kis ideig); gyorsan

We chatted briefly about the weather.

instantly adverb /ˈɪnt.stənt.li/ azonnal, rögtön

Both drivers were killed instantly.

near adverb /nɪər/ 2 közel (időben)

Her birthday was getting nearer and I still hadn't bought her a present.

As the date of his operation drew near, he became more and more anxious.

promptly adverb /ˈprɒmpt.li/ nyomban, haladéktalanul; pontosan (időpontra)

We'll have to leave fairly promptly if we want to catch that train.

We try to answer readers' letters as promptly as we can.

She promised she'd keep it secret and promptly went and told Ben!

straight adverb /streɪt/ 2 egyenesen, azonnal

I got home and went straight to bed.

Shall we go straight to the party or stop off at a pub first?

urgently adverb /ˈɜː.dʒənt.li/ sürgősen

Help is urgently needed.

near preposition /nɪər/ 2 közel (időben)

He arrived near the end of the lesson.

It was nearer four when we finally arrived.

We can decide which route to take nearer the time.

Phrases and idioms:

a bit egy kicsit, egy kis időre (informal)

I'll see you in a bit.

I'm just going out for a bit. See you later.

a while egy (rövid) idő

I only stayed for a short while.

You were there a while, weren't you?

"When did that happen?" "Oh, it was a while ago".

After a while, Roberto came back inside.

I haven't seen him for a while.

I'll be fine in a while.

as soon as amint, abban a pillanatban (, hogy)

As soon as I saw her, I knew there was something wrong.

at once azonnal, rögtön

I knew at once that I'd like it here.

in the short term rövid távon

We need to save money in the short term.

right away/now/after azonnal

Do you want to start right away?

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.

3. lecke (A1) – 12. lecke (A2) – 27. lecke (B1) – 54. lecke (B2) – 83. lecke (C1) – 102. lecke (C2)