25.3.1. gy. C1C2 (példák)

elapse verb /ɪˈlæps/ [I] (formal) múlik, elmúlik, telik, eltelik (idő)

Two years have elapsed since the attack.

enter verb /ˈen.tər/ 4 lép vmibe (megkezd egy időszakot) [T]

The violence is now entering its third week.

fly verb /flaɪ/ *(flew, flown) 4 repül, elrepül (átv.) (pl. idő) [I]

There was plenty to do, and the time flew.

progress verb /prəˈgres/ [I] 2 halad, múlik (idő)

I began to feel more relaxed as the evening progressed.

spread verb /spred/ *(spread, spread) 6 feloszt (egy időszakra) (pl. törlesztést) [T] also: spread out

The payments will be spread over two years.

duration noun /djʊəˈreɪ.ʃən/ [U] (formal) időtartam

The singer remained in the hotel for the duration of his stay in the UK.

interval noun /ˈɪnt.ə.vəl/ [C] 2 időköz

After an interval of three days, the peace talks resumed.

slot noun /slɒt/ [C] 2 időrés, vmire meghatározott időpont/időtartam (műsorban, tervben, stb.)

The programme is being moved to a later slot.

overnight adjective, adverb /ˌəʊ.vəˈnaɪt/ 2 egycsapásra, egyik napról a másikra

Change does not happen overnight.

between adverb /bɪˈtwiːn/ 2 között, közé (idő)

There's a train at 6.15 and one at 10.30 but nothing in between.