I. preposition
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
biblical times
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The disease dates back to biblical times .
changing times (= a period of time when a lot is changing )
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We live in changing times.
countless times
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a famous film clip which has been shown countless times
fallen on hard times (= did not have much money )
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He had clearly fallen on hard times .
in days/times/years etc gone by (= in the past )
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These herbs would have been grown for medicinal purposes in days gone by.
in recent years/months/times etc
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The situation has improved in recent years.
in times of hardship
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In times of hardship, your family may be the only people you can go to for help.
modern times
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It was one of the greatest disasters of modern times.
peak times
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Extra buses run at peak times .
the boom years/times
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the boom years of the late 1980s
times in a row
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I’ve beaten her three times in a row .
times table
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Do you know the eleven times table?
Times were hard
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Times were hard and they were forced to sell their house.
troubled times
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These are troubled times for the coal industry.
turnaround times
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We must reduce costs and shorten turnaround times .
twice/three times etc as many
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The company now employs four times as many women as men.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
at all times
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Carry your passport with you at all times .
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Keep your hotel door locked at all times .
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Many books recommend carrying your passport with you at all times .
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He made a point of chatting to her at all times .
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He measured CO2 at all times of the day and night.
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Neighbours say the animals bark incessantly at all times of the day and night.
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Now she had to consider another person's wishes at all times .
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Rice dresses immaculately and stylishly at all times , on the field and off.
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To help other people at all times .
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We can remind ourselves of, and help our children to realise, the need at all times for compassion.
at the best of times
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Even at the best of times the roads are dangerous.
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A salmon is slippery enough to handle at the best of times, but one of this size ....
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But reason told her it was a precarious business at the best of times.
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In fact Polanski, unconventional at the best of times, takes us to the limit - and beyond.
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It was run on a shoestring at the best of times and Kelly was merely adding to his problems.
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Listening is a difficult and complex skill at the best of times.
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Memory was mischievously selective at the best of times Trivia stuck limpet-like and the useful filtered away.
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Rising living standards and well-being are ambiguously related at the best of times, and not simply for ecological reasons.
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The mind was a delicate mechanism that he disliked interfering with at the best of times.
at times
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At times even the most talented athletes lose their motivation.
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At times Jean deeply regretted not having children.
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In a job like this, you're bound to feel a little stressed at times .
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Check that machines and materials will be available at times that suit them.
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Even Preston had to admit it was fun at times .
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Everybody has to pull together and support each other at times like this.
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Granted this role at times seems like little more than an extension of his stint as a motivational speaker.
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Hart is an amiable and enthusiastic guide, if a little corny at times .
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He wrote beautiful, at times too beautiful prose.
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It is one of the devious ways in which we all can behave at times .
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It was very inadequate at times , especially in winter if you were on point duty.
behind the times
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Once the giants of British retailing, they are now seen as being behind the times .
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People in these parts tend to be way behind the times when it comes to issues such as women's rights.
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The company's marketing plan is a little behind the times .
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As we went towards the platforms, I said, she's frightened of seeming behind the times .
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I was about fifty years behind the times .
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New York was not behind the times in strange smells.
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Newtonmore is a little quiet; some would say behind the times .
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Painting nearly always fifty years or even a hundred behind the times .
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We may be the ones 257 who are behind the times .
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You're behind the times , Arthur, you're old-fashioned.
fall on hard/bad times
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At 21 she is set for stardom, but she still finds time for people who have fallen on hard times.
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Even by political standards, Gingrich very quickly fell on hard times.
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I assumed that if a person fell on hard times some one else in the wider family would rescue them.
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Interestingly, though, the bottom 10 includes many household names fallen on hard times.
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The Cambridge University Automobile Club had clearly fallen on hard times, too.
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The model cities program fell on hard times soon after it began.
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With the outbreak of war, the shop fell on harder times.
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Worse, because of Jack the father has fallen on hard times and must meet all kinds of debts.
five/ten/many etc times ...
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Besides being one of Henry III's most frequent ambassadors to Rome, Alexander served many times as papal judge delegate.
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I am feeling much better, though there are many times when I feel a dull ache.
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Now, as many times before, the City is missing a chance to put the system right.
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The amount of metal needed is ten times what we used on Mars.
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The males adapt to their new and relaxed home by evolving at ten times the rate of their consorts.
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The prince visited many times more.
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The real frequency of worldwide maternal mortality may be as much as three to five times higher than this ratio.
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Tours leave five times a day.
for old times' sake
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A slight drizzle appeared, just for old times' sake.
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I just thought it might have been kinda fun, you know, for old times' sake.
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Or even, for old times' sake, one of the left splinter parties.
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Then one day, just for old times' sake, I paid a visit to Winston Street.
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This was really just for old times' sake, just for fun.
in former times/years
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No rocks, to our knowledge, are untouched by life in former times.
let the good times roll
move with the times
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You move with the times, or you fail, in this business.
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But even Rolls-Royce must be seen to be moving with the times.
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Hugh Puddephat, she discovered, had certainly moved with the times.
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Male speaker We've got to move with the times.
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Mrs Bottomley told them the health service had to move with the times and some closures were inevitable.
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Nowadays, he said, prisons had moved with the times like everything else.
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Still, I suppose we must move with the times.
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They haven't moved with the times, and nor, perhaps, could they.
move/change/keep up with the times
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Motoring: Can R-R keep up with the times ?
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The pub has made no attempt to keep up with the times ... no karaoke here ... just conversation.
nine times out of ten
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Nine times out of ten I just skip breakfast and have a coffee.
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Nine times out of ten we can beat them, but last night they creamed us.
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Nine times out of ten, jobs that become vacant are filled from inside the organization.
nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc
sign of the times
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At the time, I took this decay merely as a sign of the times.
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But in a sign of the times, Army Chief Gen.
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But Reagan read the signs of the times.
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Is this a sign of the times?
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It was a sign of the times. 1956.
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That we owe this to the vast reach of cyberspace is indeed a sign of the times.
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This is a real sign of the times and completely eclipses global fears about ecology or famine.
three years/five times etc running
times table
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And I don't really know my Two Times Table .
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For Peter, puzzles are great fun; he likes to learn such details as state capitals and the times tables .
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I expect to recycle our work on the times tables .
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She knew her times tables and her Catechism.
twice over/three times over etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Five times six equals thirty.
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two times two equals four
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What is eight times twelve?
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
at all times
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Carry your passport with you at all times .
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Keep your hotel door locked at all times .
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Many books recommend carrying your passport with you at all times .
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He made a point of chatting to her at all times .
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He measured CO2 at all times of the day and night.
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Neighbours say the animals bark incessantly at all times of the day and night.
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Now she had to consider another person's wishes at all times .
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Rice dresses immaculately and stylishly at all times , on the field and off.
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To help other people at all times .
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We can remind ourselves of, and help our children to realise, the need at all times for compassion.
at the best of times
▪
Even at the best of times the roads are dangerous.
▪
A salmon is slippery enough to handle at the best of times, but one of this size ....
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But reason told her it was a precarious business at the best of times.
▪
In fact Polanski, unconventional at the best of times, takes us to the limit - and beyond.
▪
It was run on a shoestring at the best of times and Kelly was merely adding to his problems.
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Listening is a difficult and complex skill at the best of times.
▪
Memory was mischievously selective at the best of times Trivia stuck limpet-like and the useful filtered away.
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Rising living standards and well-being are ambiguously related at the best of times, and not simply for ecological reasons.
▪
The mind was a delicate mechanism that he disliked interfering with at the best of times.
at times
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At times even the most talented athletes lose their motivation.
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At times Jean deeply regretted not having children.
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In a job like this, you're bound to feel a little stressed at times .
▪
Check that machines and materials will be available at times that suit them.
▪
Even Preston had to admit it was fun at times .
▪
Everybody has to pull together and support each other at times like this.
▪
Granted this role at times seems like little more than an extension of his stint as a motivational speaker.
▪
Hart is an amiable and enthusiastic guide, if a little corny at times .
▪
He wrote beautiful, at times too beautiful prose.
▪
It is one of the devious ways in which we all can behave at times .
▪
It was very inadequate at times , especially in winter if you were on point duty.
behind the times
▪
Once the giants of British retailing, they are now seen as being behind the times .
▪
People in these parts tend to be way behind the times when it comes to issues such as women's rights.
▪
The company's marketing plan is a little behind the times .
▪
As we went towards the platforms, I said, she's frightened of seeming behind the times .
▪
I was about fifty years behind the times .
▪
New York was not behind the times in strange smells.
▪
Newtonmore is a little quiet; some would say behind the times .
▪
Painting nearly always fifty years or even a hundred behind the times .
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We may be the ones 257 who are behind the times .
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You're behind the times , Arthur, you're old-fashioned.
five/ten/many etc times ...
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Besides being one of Henry III's most frequent ambassadors to Rome, Alexander served many times as papal judge delegate.
▪
I am feeling much better, though there are many times when I feel a dull ache.
▪
Now, as many times before, the City is missing a chance to put the system right.
▪
The amount of metal needed is ten times what we used on Mars.
▪
The males adapt to their new and relaxed home by evolving at ten times the rate of their consorts.
▪
The prince visited many times more.
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The real frequency of worldwide maternal mortality may be as much as three to five times higher than this ratio.
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Tours leave five times a day.
for old times' sake
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A slight drizzle appeared, just for old times' sake.
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I just thought it might have been kinda fun, you know, for old times' sake.
▪
Or even, for old times' sake, one of the left splinter parties.
▪
Then one day, just for old times' sake, I paid a visit to Winston Street.
▪
This was really just for old times' sake, just for fun.
in former times/years
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No rocks, to our knowledge, are untouched by life in former times.
move/change/keep up with the times
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Motoring: Can R-R keep up with the times ?
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The pub has made no attempt to keep up with the times ... no karaoke here ... just conversation.
nine times out of ten
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Nine times out of ten I just skip breakfast and have a coffee.
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Nine times out of ten we can beat them, but last night they creamed us.
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Nine times out of ten, jobs that become vacant are filled from inside the organization.
nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc
sign of the times
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At the time, I took this decay merely as a sign of the times.
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But in a sign of the times, Army Chief Gen.
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But Reagan read the signs of the times.
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Is this a sign of the times?
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It was a sign of the times. 1956.
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That we owe this to the vast reach of cyberspace is indeed a sign of the times.
▪
This is a real sign of the times and completely eclipses global fears about ecology or famine.
three years/five times etc running
times table
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And I don't really know my Two Times Table .
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For Peter, puzzles are great fun; he likes to learn such details as state capitals and the times tables .
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I expect to recycle our work on the times tables .
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She knew her times tables and her Catechism.
twice over/three times over etc