25.3.4. gy. C1C2 (példák)

remote adjective /rɪˈməʊt/ 2 távoli (időben)

in the remote past

time-consuming adjective /ˈtaɪm.kənˌsjuː.mɪŋ/ időigényes

The legal process was time-consuming and expensive.

indefinitely adverb /ɪnˈdef.ɪ.nət.li/ határozatlan időre/ideig

His visit has been postponed indefinitely.

Phrasal verbs:

dwell on/upon sth /dwel/ hosszasan időzik (témánál)

I don't want to dwell on the past.

Phrases and idioms:

all hours bármikor/bármeddig, akármikor/akármeddig, sokáig

Our neighbours are up till all hours every night, playing loud music.

around/round the clock éjjel-nappal

Rescue teams are working round the clock to search for survivors of the earthquake.

at length hosszan, hosszadalmasan

We discussed both topics at length.

for life egész életében, élethossziglan, életfogytiglan

I will have to take this medicine for life.

for long sokáig, hosszasan

Have you been waiting for long?

the best/better part of sth java, java része vminek (egy időszak legnagyobb része)

It took the better part of the afternoon to put those shelves up.