noun
1 period of 24 hours
ADJECTIVE
▪ the following , (the) next
▪ the previous
▪ the other
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I was in your area the other ~ ( = recently ).
▪ one , some
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I hope we meet again some ~.
▪ the very
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It happened on the very ~ ( = the same day ) that Kemp was murdered.
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The letter arrived the very next ~.
▪ auspicious , big , eventful , historic , memorable , red-letter , special
▪ field
▪
The tabloid press had a field ~ with the latest government scandal.
▪ normal , ordinary
▪ fateful , sad
▪
those killed in the hail of bullets fired on that fateful ~
▪ Christmas , Independence , Mother's , Thanksgiving , etc.
▪ feast , holy
▪ election , market , opening , pay , polling , visiting , wedding
▪ sports ( BrE )
▪ game ( AmE ), match ( esp. BrE )
▪ rest , school , study , training
▪
the pattern of the school ~
DAY + VERB
▪ pass
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He thought of her less as the ~s passed.
▪ come
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When that ~ comes, I plan to be far away.
PREPOSITION
▪ by the ~
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He's getting stronger by the ~.
▪ for a/the ~
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They stayed for ten ~s.
▪ in a/the ~
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We hope to finish the job in a few ~s.
▪ on the ~ (of)
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On the ~ of his wedding he was very nervous.
▪ ~ of
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It was the ~ of the big game.
PHRASES
▪ ~ by ~
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Morale was sinking ~ by ~.
2 time between sunrise and sunset
ADJECTIVE
▪ beautiful , bright , fine , glorious , hot , nice , sunny , warm
▪ cloudy , cold , grey/gray , rainy , windy
▪ autumn ( esp. BrE ), fall ( AmE ), spring , summer , summer's , winter , winter's
▪
a fine summer's ~
▪ fun , good , great , happy , lovely , perfect , wonderful
▪
Memories of happy ~s on the hills never fade.
▪ bad , terrible
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On a bad ~ chaos reigns and nobody can predict when a plane will leave.
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It's been one of the worst ~s of my life.
▪ full
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I knew I had a full day's driving ahead of me.
VERB + DAY
▪ spend
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We spent the ~ gardening.
▪ start
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Be sure to start the ~ with a good breakfast.
▪ see
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I never thought I would see the ~ when free elections would be held in this country.
DAY + VERB
▪ break , dawn
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As ~ dawned I found her already hard at work.
▪ go
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How did your ~ go?
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~
▪
We preferred to travel at night and rest by ~.
▪ during the ~
▪ for a/the ~
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We went to the beach for the ~.
PHRASES
▪ all ~ (long)
▪ at the end of the ~
▪ ~ and night
▪ one of those ~s
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It's been one of those ~s when everything's gone wrong.
3 hours of the day when you work
ADJECTIVE
▪ work (usually workday ) ( AmE ), working ( BrE )
▪ bad , busy , hard , long , tiring
▪
a hard ~ at the office
▪ good , quiet , slow
▪ 7-hour , 8-hour , etc.
▪
I do a 9-hour ~
▪ half
▪ sick
▪
I am entitled to ten paid sick ~s a year.
▪ vacation ( AmE )
PHRASES
▪ a good day's work
4 ( often days ) particular period of time
ADJECTIVE
▪ early , former , old , olden
▪
in the early ~s of television
▪ school , student , young
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in his younger ~s
▪ glory , golden , happy , heady
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the heady ~s of the ‘swinging sixties’
▪ dark
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the dark ~s of recession
▪ playing
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Some players go into management once their playing ~s are over.
PREPOSITION
▪ in sb's ~
▪
Things were very different in my grandfather's ~.
▪ of the ~
▪
the government of the ~
▪ since the ~s of
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Much has changed since the ~s of my youth.
PHRASES
▪ gone are the ~s when …
▪
Gone are the ~s when you could smoke in restaurants.
▪ the bad old ~s , the good old ~s
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That was in the bad old ~s of rampant inflation.
▪ in this ~ and age
▪ in those ~s
▪ the present ~
▪
a study of drama from Ibsen to the present ~
▪ these ~s
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Kids grow up so quickly these ~s.
▪ those were the ~s (= used to suggest that a time in the past was better than now)
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NOTE: Days of the week
▪ last … , next … , that … , this … , this coming …
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The concert is this coming Wednesday.
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Are you free next Thursday?
▪ the … before , the previous …
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I'd been paid the previous Friday.
▪ the following …
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She was due to start work the following Monday.
▪ … of last/next week , … of that/this week
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He arrived on Monday of last week.
▪ the … before last
▪
We came here the Tuesday before last.
▪ … week, a week on …
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I've bought tickets for Thursday week ( = for the performance that is seven days after Thursday ).
▪ the first, second, last … in the month , the first, second, last … of the month
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The museum is free on the last Sunday of every month.
▪ alternate … , each … , every …
▪
The competition is held on alternate Wednesdays.
▪ all day …
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The restaurant is closed all day Saturday.
▪ … afternoon, evening, morning, night , etc.
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I'll see you on Friday evening.
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Saturday lunchtimes are very busy in the restaurant.
▪ first thing (on) …
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I'll post it first thing on Monday morning.
▪ late (on) …
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The crash occurred late on Tuesday night.
▪ one …
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One Saturday morning, without telling anyone of my plan, I boarded a bus and headed out.
▪ spend …
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She liked to spend Saturday afternoon shopping.
▪ manage … ( informal )
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I could manage ( = meet you on ) Tuesday, say 11.30?
▪ open/closed (on) …
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We're open every day except Sunday.
▪ … arrives , … comes , … dawns ( literary )
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Monday dawned, with a promise of sunshine.
▪ on (a) …
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A public meeting is to be held on Wednesday at the church.
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We'll meet Monday.
( informal , esp. AmE )
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She was born on a Sunday.
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I like to just relax on Saturdays.
▪ between … and … , (from) … to … , through ( AmE )
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The office is open until 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
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We'll be in Miami Tuesday through Friday.
▪ by, no later than …
▪
Entries are to arrive no later than Monday, October 1.
▪ for …
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A special meeting is arranged for Friday, May 17.
▪ Monday's deadline, election, game, meeting, race , etc.
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He was not present at Tuesday's meeting.