against time

1. 争分夺秒地；尽快地
   They were working against time.

   他们在分秒必争地工作。

ahead of time

1. 提前；提早
   They finished the work ahead of time.

   他们提前完成了工作。

all the time

1. 一直；始终
   Conditions are changing all the time.

   情况在不断地变化着。

as time goes on

1. 随着时间的推移
   As time goes on, the child will forget his grief.

   随着时间的过去，孩子会忘记悲伤的。

(at) any time

1. 在任何时候
   Drop in to see us any time.

   随便什么时候顺便来看看我们。

at a time

1. 每次；一次
   Take three pills at a time.

   每次服三粒。

at no time

1. 在任何时候都不；决不
   At no time should you give up studying.

   在任何时候你都不应放弃读书。

at one time

1. 曾经；一度
   At one time they met frequently.

   一度他们经常见面。

at that/the time

1. 在那时
   He was very poor at that time.

   他那时候很穷。

at the same time

1. 然而
   He may be very rude sometimes but at the same time he is very kind.

   有时候他可能很粗鲁，然而他还是很善良。

2. 同时

at times

1. 有时，间或
   Everyone may make mistakes at times.

   每个人不时都会犯错误。

behind time

1. 比原定时间晚
   The train was 10 minutes behind time.

   火车晚到了十分钟。

bide/watch one's time

1. 等待时机
   He was biding his time.

   他正在等待时机。

by the time ...

1. 到……的时候
   By the time they get here, we'll have finished the work.

   等他们到这里时，我们可能已把工作做完了。

every time

1. 每次
   Our team wins every time.

   我们队每战皆捷。

2. 总是

for a time

1. 暂时；一度
   He used to live for a time in the house next to ours.

   他一度住在我们隔壁的那栋房子里。

for the time being

1. 暂时；眼下，目前
   Let's share the room for the time being.

   我们暂时合住一个房间吧！

   Let's do it just for the time being.

   我们暂时这么做吧。

from time to time

1. 有时；不时
   He went fishing from time to time.

   他不时去钓鱼。

have a good time

1. 过得愉快；玩得高兴
   We hope you'll have a good time at the party.

   我们希望你们在晚会上玩得愉快。

have a rough time

1. 吃苦；受难
   They had a rough time during the war.

   他们在战时吃了不少苦。

in good time

1. 及时地，适时地
   Let's go to the lecture hall in good time and find a good seat.

   我们提早去演讲厅，找个好位子。

in no time

1. 很快；立即
   She'll be all right in no time.

   她很快就会好的。

in one's own good time

1. 在方便的时候
   You can do it in your own good time.

   你可以在方便的时候去做。

in sb.'s time

1. 在某人一生中的某个时期
   She was no longer president of the university in my time.

   我在校时她已不担任这所大学的校长。

in time

1. 及时
   They were just in time for the bus.

   他们及时赶上了公共汽车。

kill time

1. 消磨时间
   She often kills time by watching TV.

   她常常以看电视来消磨时间。

know the time of day

1. 消息灵通；有经验
   He is a man who knows the time of day.

   他这人消息很灵通。

make time

1. 腾出时间
   Could you make time to type it for me?

   你能抽空帮我把它打出来吗？

many a time

1. 多次；常常
   We've been there many a time.

   我们已到过那儿多次。

out of time

1. 不合时宜
   His remarks at the party were out of time.

   他在晚会上的讲话不当。

of the time

1. 当时的；当代的
   He is one of the most outstanding writers of the time.

   他是当今最杰出的作家之一。

once upon a time

1. 从前
   Once upon a time there lived a king who had three daughters.

   从前有个国王，他有三个女儿。

one time with another

1. 前后合起来
   He was chairman of the department one time with another for 10 years.

   他在该系前后一共当了十年系主任。

on one's own time

1. 在非工作时间
   Sometimes he had to do his work on his own time.

   有时候他要在非工作时间里加班。

on time

1. 准时
   Will the train arrive on time?

   火车会准时到达吗？

2. 以分期付款方式

some time or other

1. 总有一天；迟早
   She'll realize it some time or other.

   她总有一天会明白的。

take one's time

1. 从容进行；不着急
   Would you wait for a few minutes? I'll have to tidy up myself. Take your time.

   请稍候。我要梳理一下。别着急。

there are times when

1. 有时候会
   There are times when I feel my present job is too much for me.

   我有时候常觉得现在的工作对我来说有点吃不消。

There is a time for everything.

1. 一定的时候做一定的事。

Time and tide wait for no man.

1. 岁月不待人。

Time hangs heavy on sb.'s hands.

1. 某人感到时间难以打发。
   Sometimes I feel time hangs heavy on my hands.

   有时候我感到时间难以打发。

Time is money.

1. 时间就是金钱。

time of life

1. 年龄
   He ought to know better at his time of life.

   在他这样的年龄该懂事些了。

• about time
  used to convey that something should have happened earlier.
• all the time
  at all times.
  ▸very frequently or regularly.
• at a time
  separately in the specified groups or numbers:
  he took the stairs two at a time.
• behind the times
  not aware of or using the latest ideas or techniques.
• for the time being
  until some other arrangement is made.
• have no time for
  be unable or unwilling to spend time on.
  ▸disapprove of.
• in time
  
  1. not late.
  2. eventually.
  3. in accordance with the appropriate musical rhythm or tempo.
• keep good (or bad) time
  
  1. (of a clock or watch) record time accurately (or inaccurately).
  2. be habitually punctual (or not punctual).
• keep time
  play or rhythmically accompany music in time.
• on time
  punctual; punctually.
• pass the time of day
  exchange greetings or casual remarks.
• time immemorial
  a time in the distant past beyond recall or knowledge.
• the time of one's life
  a period or occasion of exceptional enjoyment.
• time out of mind
  another way of saying time immemorial.
• time will tell
  the truth about something will be established in the future.