in the fullness of time: after enough time passesĤ6. I’ll catch you some other time: I’ll talk to you later when it’s more convenient for youĤ5. have time on (one’s side): don’t have to hurryĤ3. having quite a time: having a pleasurable experience, or having difficultyĤ2. have a time of it: experience difficultyĤ1. hardly have time to breathe: said when one is busyĤ0. good-time Charlie: one who seeks pleasureģ9. do (the) time: serve time in jail or prisonģ7. face time: time spent in someone else’s companyģ3. caught in a time warp: unchanged in an antiquated or obsolete wayģ0. by the time: said in reference to a time after something else has occurredĢ8. buy time: postpone an event for one’s advantageĢ7. borrowed time: an uncertain amount of time, at the end of which something will no longer exist or occurĢ6. big-time spender: one who spends a lot of money, or said ironically about a frugal personĢ5. big-time operator: someone who is or thinks he or she is important or influentialĢ4. behind its time/the times: late, not keeping up, or obsoleteĢ3. before (one’s) time: said of something that existed or occurred before one was born or when one was too young to recall that thing, or said in reference to someone’s unexpectedly early deathĢ0–21. bad time: an inconvenient moment or an unfortunate experienceġ9. at the appointed time: at the agreed timeġ8. all the time: in addition to referring to habitual or continuous occurrence, can refer to knowing about something throughout a given periodġ7. all the time in the world: an unlimited amount of timeġ3. all in good time: an expression that encourages patienceġ2. ahead of (one’s) time: said of someone or something that has an innovative approach or style or one that the world is not ready forġ1. a whale of a (good) time: an especially exciting or fun experienceġ0. a stitch in time: the first half of a proverb (ending with “saves nine” and with an obscure origin) that refers to the wisdom of taking precautionĨ. a race against time: said of trying to accomplish something critical in a short time frameħ. a rare old time: an enjoyable experienceĦ. a matter/question of time: said in reference to a state that will soon changeĥ. a legend in one’s own time: one who gains renown within his or her lifetime (also inspired “a legend in (one’s) own mind,” referring to an egotistical person who believes himself or herself to be more significant than he or she actually is)ģ–4. Here’s a list of phrases that refer directly to time.Ģ. 80 Idioms with the Word Time By Mark NicholĬonsidering that time is such a critical element in our lives, it’s no surprise that the word time should crop up so often in English idiomatic usage.
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