Expressions with TIME with meaning and example spend time make time...

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hi everybody my name is Alisha in this

lesson I’m going to talk about some

phrasal verbs that use the word time

these are expressions relating to time

and how to use it or not so let’s get

started okay first expression is to

spend time to spend time means to use

time yes but we think of it as a

resource here we have spent which we

also use for something like money which

we think of as a resource we have

limited amounts of that resource so when

we say we’re going to spend time with

something we’re thinking about time as a

resource we have a limited amount of

time and we choose to use that time for

something so an example of this

I spent time studying last night so I

used my resource my time a resource to

study I spent time studying last night

ok let’s move along to the second

expression which is make time make time

to make time means to remove things from

a schedule to do something it’s like to

do something else so you have an

established schedule a set schedule but

there’s another activity you would like

to do so you need to choose something to

remove from the existing schedule in

order to do this new activity so we say

that’s called making time to make time

so you’re creating time in your schedule

creating time in your life for a new

activity an example of this is can you

make time for a meeting so you could use

this when you’re talking to a busy

person like could you please make time

for a meeting meaning could you please

change part of your schedule to arrange

a meeting with us so please make time

create time this relates to another

expression here which is find time very

similar to make time but the difference

here find time refers to searching a

schedule for of a

of all time so instead of removing time

from your schedule we use find time to

mean looking at the schedule and

searching for an open place like you

search on a calendar for example for a

specific day or for a specific time to

do an activity so we use the expression

find time to talk about that an example

of this let’s find time to catch up

let’s find time to catch up so in other

words we don’t need to remove something

from our schedule so we don’t use make

time here but find time so let’s find

some point in our schedules that is good

for both of us where we can catch up so

it’s a little less serious sounding than

make time

so find time is more like let’s just

meet let’s get together at a point

that’s good for both of us we don’t need

to remove anything from our schedules

okay let’s move along to the next

expression which is waste time to waste

time so waste waste relates to throwing

something away like trash or garbage

so waste time means to use time in a non

productive way non productive so that

means you’re not doing something useful

with your time an example of this I

wasted so much time on video games so in

other words playing video games was a

useless way to spend my time so I did

not do something productive the speaker

feels that playing video games was a

waste of time a useless way to use time

okay this is similar then to the next

expression which is kill time to kill

time sounds quite violent but it’s

actually not to kill time means to do

something until a specific time so that

means typically you are waiting for

something for example you have a three

o’clock meeting you arrive at the

location 30 minutes early you have to

wait until the three o’clock meeting

until the three o’clock meeting you can

kill time so that means you

find something to do it’s usually

useless like maybe checking social media

or you’re watching TV somewhere so

you’re killing time so you’re doing

something that’s typically not important

until something else happens like your

meeting begins or the person you’re

waiting for arrives an example I’m

killing time until my mom arrives at the

station so in this case the speaker is

waiting at the station for his or her

mother to arrive so until that time

until the mother arrives the speaker is

killing time doing something probably

useless or just walking around so doing

nothing really important just killing

time okay let’s move on to the last

expression here which is take time so

many people ask the difference between

take time and spend time take time is

used to mean to use time for a

specifically chosen activity so we have

decided to do this thing with our time

take time and spend time they can be

used in pretty much the same situations

remember spend time is used kind of to

have the nuance of using time as a

resource something there’s a finite

amount of take time doesn’t necessarily

have that same nuance of a resource but

it does sound like you’re specifically

choosing to use your time for that

specific activity so an example of this

is he took time to visit his grandma he

took time to visit his grandma so he

specifically chose to use his time for

this activity so it sounds like there

was a clear decision made here we could

substitute spend here like he spent time

visiting his grandma for example that

would be fine as well but either are

okay here so you can kind of choose

which you prefer if you want to make it

sound like a resource I suppose you

could use a spend time but take time

also just sounds like yeah

you really made a clear decision for

what to do with your schedule so I hope

that these expressions help you express

a little bit better how you use time and

think about time in English of course if

you have any questions or comments or

want to practice using one of these

expressions please feel free to do so in

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