IDIOMS RELATED TO TIME

IDIOMS RELATED TO TIME
"Time is money." That's right, time is very important, and it is crucial to know expressions related to time when living in a English speaking country. I will cover some common idioms about time in this post:

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To race against time/to beat the clock: To do something fast in order to finish it before the due date/ deadline.
E.g. "I'm having a race against time now, because I'm trying to finish my homework that is due in one hour."

Once in a blue moon: Something that happens rarely.
E.g. "The president comes here once in a blue moon. He is very busy."

Behind the times: Being old-fashioned and not up-to-date.
E.g. "My grandfather is so behind the times, because he still likes music from the 80s."

To buy time: To do something in order to delay/postpone an event so that you can improve the situation.
E.g. "The enemy is coming! I will buy you some time by shooting at them."

To have the time of your life: To enjoy yourself a lot.
E.g. "John is having the time of his life in Honolulu - he doesn't want to leave."

To run out of time: To have no time left.
E.g. "I couldn't finish the test because I ran out of time."

To have all the time in the world: To have plenty of time.
E.g. "Don't rush, you have all the time in the world."

High time: It's the right time.
E.g. "It's high time you paid a visit to the dentist because all your teeth are turing brown."

The crack of dawn: The beginning of daylight.
E.g. "I woke up at the crack of dawn so that I can witness the sunrise for the first time.

To kill time: To do something not very useful or interesting while waiting for the time to pass.
E.g. "There was nothing to do while we were waiting for you, so we played rock-paper-scissor to kill time."

To dwell on the past: To think to much about the past.
E.g. "John dwells on the past. Most of the times he goes around telling people how 'the good old days' used to be."

To call it a day: To stop doing the work of the day.
E.g. "I'm so tired after doing all this work! Let's call it a day and continue tomorrow."

To be ahead of one's time: To be thinking about things that are too advanced for the present situation.
E.g. "Joe is ahead of his time. He always talks about hover-boards and other futuristic inventions."

So thank you, and have a good "time"!