TIME

(OCCASION) [noun] [C] - an occasion or period, or the experience connected with itThe last time we went to Paris, it rained every day.I'll know better next time.Every time/Each time I ask you to do something, you always say you're too busy.Do you remember the time that Alistair fell in the river.They go swimming three or four times a week.I've seen "Casablanca" lots of times.How many times do I have to tell you not to do that?There are times when I wish I didn't live where I do.The (UK and ANZ) four-times/(US) four-time champion (= the person who had been the winner on four occasions in the past) was unexpectedly defeated in the second round of the competition.If I'd known at the time (= then) that she was his former wife, I'd never have said what I did.Sometimes I enjoy my English lessons, but at other times (= on other occasions) I find them really boring.For the umpteenth/hundredth/thousandth time, (= I've told you on many occasions to) stop hitting your sister.Did you have a good time (= an enjoyable experience) at the beach?I'm sorry to hear you've been having such a bad/hard/difficult time.She had an easy/hard time of it (= a comfortable/uncomfortable experience) with the birth of her second baby.You can be really annoying at times (= sometimes), you know.From time to time (= Occasionally) I still think of her.(informal) If you give someone a hard time, you make things difficult or unpleasant for them.Her kids always give her a hard time when she takes them shopping.My mother gave me a really hard time (= was angry with me) about staying out late.Time after time (= again and again) she gets herself involved in relationships with unsuitable men.I've told you time and (time) again (= very often) - make sure you look before you cross the road.We had the time of our lives (= an extremely enjoyable experience) at Ali's party.(UK) The times I've told you (= I've told you on many occasions to do something and you are still not doing it), ask before you borrow my clothes.