3. Időtartam C1C2 (56) – altémák

Időtartam* (20) 3. Hosszú időtartam (20) 5. Gyorsaság, sebesség (16)

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.

scarcely adverb /ˈskeəs.li/ alig (alighogy); alig (majdnem semmi); aligha

They had scarcely finished eating when there was a knock at the door.

There was scarcely any traffic.

I can scarcely refuse to help after all he's done for me.

yet adverb /jet/ 3 még (mostantól a megadott időtartamig)

She won't be back for a long time yet.

Our holiday isn't for weeks yet.

inside preposition /ɪnˈsaɪd/ 2 vmennyi időn belül

The doctor's promised to be here inside an hour.

Phrasal verbs:

slip away /slɪp/ 4 elillan, eloson (elszalad, elszáll, elröppen) (az idő)

As the months slipped away, I began to forget what he looked like.

Phrases and idioms:

as yet mindeddig, egyelőre (formal)

We haven't needed extra staff as yet, but may do in the future.

No ambulances had as yet managed to get across the river.

from start to finish elejétől a végéig

I enjoyed the film from start to finish.

from the 1870s/March/6.30 pm, etc. onwards az 1870-es évektől/márciustól/18:30-tól kezdve

From June onwards, they began to meet regularly.

from then/that day, etc. on attól/attól a naptól kezdve (folyamatosan)

From then on, he began to keep all her letters and cards.

They were good friends from that day on.

in no time tüstént, rögtön, pillanatok alatt

We'll be home in no time.

on the spot azonnal, ott helyben

I accepted the job on the spot.

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