about time

used to convey that something now happening or about to happen should have happened earlier

早該

it's about time I came clean and admitted it.

我早該招供承認(rèn)這件事。

ahead of time

earlier than expected or required

提前，提早

ahead of one's time

having ideas too enlightened or advanced to be accepted by one's contemporaries

想法太超前的，思想前衛(wèi)的

all the time

at all times

一直，始終

at a time

separately in the specified groups or numbers

每次，一次

he took the stairs two at a time.

他兩步一跨沖上樓梯。

before time

before the due or expected time

提前，在原定時(shí)間以前

behind time

late

遲，晚

give someone the time of day

[usu. with negative]be pleasantly polite or friendly to someone

對(duì)…禮貌（或友好）

I wouldn't give him the time of day if I could help it.

要是我有辦法就不會(huì)讓他好過。

half the time

as often as not

一半時(shí)間；常常

have no time for

be unable or unwilling to spend time on

沒時(shí)間（或不愿意）做

he had no time for anything except essays and projects.

除了文章和課題外，他沒時(shí)間做別的事。

have the time

be able to spend the time needed to do something

能有時(shí)間

she didn't have the time to look very closely.

她沒時(shí)間仔細(xì)看。

know from having a watch what time it is

因?yàn)橛斜矶罆r(shí)間

in (less than) no time

very quickly or very soon

立即，馬上

the video has sold 30,000 copies in no time.

這部錄像很快銷了三萬(wàn)套。

in one's own time

(亦作 in one's own good time)at a time and a rate decided by oneself

在自己做好準(zhǔn)備時(shí)（或認(rèn)為方便時(shí)）；不著急地

(美 on one's own time)outside working hours; without being paid

在非工作時(shí)間，在業(yè)余時(shí)間；無(wú)償?shù)?/p>

keep good (或 bad) time

(of a clock or watch) record time accurately (or inaccurately)

（鐘，表）走得準(zhǔn)（或不準(zhǔn)）

(of a person) be habitually punctual (or not punctual)

（人）守時(shí)（或不守時(shí)）