Learn English – 6 common idioms about TIME

8/10 good practice

chetgoodguy

Idioms always make our talking more colorful and natural. They are useful tools that help us see to some good extent how language really works.

It was a concise and very interesting video-lesson.

Have a great week Rebecca!!!

Regino

10/10!
Thanks to Rebecca and her easy way to teach!

tioxande

I also got 10! :) It’s really a great way to teach!

Janilza

Thanks Rebecca, You’re amazing teaching! I Got 9 out of 10, not so bad, but sincerely I couldn’t understand very well the real meaning of “do time”

isaacAlsaid

To “do time” means to spend time in jail, or prison. So if I say, “He did time.”, it means that he did something to break the law, and was sent to jail and spent some time there.

Hope that helps! My best to you.

Rebecca

Sure, it helped me too much!
Greetings from Brazil and all the best.
Thanks once again!

isaacAlsaid

Really ,you are smart and good teacher .
thank you ,

moustafa mohamed

10 10 good times

gohan

Great lesson! Thanks. 9/10

henri

I got 10, too.

bichhue

Thank you for your clearly explanation. I’ve a problem to use a phrasal verb “figure out”. Could you please explain how to use it? Thank you.

chairath65

I got 7 correct out of 10. I should review…haha. But “I had the time of my life” reminds me of the movie “Dirty Dancing” :D The song title was “I’ve had the time of my life.” I had fun. Thank you, Rebecca :)

Happy04

Yes, you are absolutely right. That song from “Dirty Dancing” is a great example of the meaning of this idiom. It’s wonderful that you made the link! A lot of songs use idioms and it’s good that you have a good ear for them. My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

I’m really glad to hear that! Thank you, Rebecca :D

Happy04

me too :) “Dirty Dancing” is my favorite movie

Sapomenty

This really helps, Thanks

frimps

this is first time .very good!thank you

cuihong huang

8/10 :) :),, i do not understand “do time”.. will u explain more?? thank u.. :D

nurululfayanti

Please check the explanation to Isaac above.
My best to you.

Rebecca

10/10, Thank you so much my dear Rebacca, I learn every day with your team.

judyabbott

10% Before watching video and 50% after. It will be good if you write the meaning of the lessons on the board.

Kindly explain the meaning of Rebecca’s mother and Rebeccas’ mother

Abdul Qayum

Rebecca’s mother refers to the mother of Rebecca. Your second example is incorrect and we cannot write that in English.

If you watch more than once, you may be able to pick up even more of the idioms and than your score will go through the roof, which is another idiom that means your score will go very high. My best to you!

Rebecca

Thanks

sa.sa

thanks rebecca

backer2211

hello madam,is this sentence correct “he ran out of time on the exam”.whether “on the exam” is right. I don’t know i hope you’ll answer me soon.I think “he ran out of time in the exam.”But i’m not sure i want to make sure.

rajpal90

Both “in the exam” and “on the exam” are used and are correct. You were right to wonder. My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

And what about the timey-wimey stuff ?(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY_Ry8J_jdw)
;-) => still a mystery to me, but each time, it make me laugh !

annie974

One of my favourite episodes!

engVid Moderator

One of mine too, even if I don’t understand everything ;) Understanding of people playing with words has to be another level, isn’t it ?

annie974

For sure! Jokes and wordplay are the hardest thing to get.

engVid Moderator

It would be a nice challenge for every EngVid teacher to make a video about their favorite wordplays or jokes. Is the hardest thing to get, the hardest thing to explain ?

annie974

nice

ninaa

Thanks for your class. I got 9/10. However I don’t understand well the meaning of “to do Time”.I´ve understood it means spend time in some place. It is all right?

mayorlopez

thank you Rebecca! you are very nice teacher. :)

Christinaroper

Your excellent lesson has captivated me, Rebecca.
Thank you very much
I have the time of my day,
-until now-

Jesús R.

Thanks for your feedback and glad you enjoyed the lesson. Actually, we cannot say “the time of my day”, you can only say “the time of my life” meaning one of the best experiences in your whole life. To express what you were trying to say, you could say, ” This has been the best part of my day so far.” or something similar to that. My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

Learning from mistakes
I’m glad to learn English under your guidance
Thank you for your feed back

Jesús R.

“feedback” I mean

Jesús R.

10/10!
thnx! I had the time of my life watching you lesson.
thnx again.

sadeqsadeq

10/10!
thnx! I had the time of my life watching your lesson.
thnx again.

sadeqsadeq

Thank you for watching and for your feedback. How well you express yourself now! My best to you.

Rebecca

9/10 not bad :)

Christinaroper

10/ 10 Very nice class ;)

ancelmoth

Dear Rebecca,
Thanks a lot for your amazing classes! My English has really improved since I started to watch EngVid. Please give us more grammar and idioms. I really need it for daily using. All the best to you!

serv

Very glad to hear our lessons are helping you. Please tell your friends so we can continue to make more lessons. Thanks and all the best to you.

Rebecca

Thanks. With you English seems easy.:)

byte

Thank you very much. That is my intention and I am so glad the lessons help you to overcome barriers and make quick progress. My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

Thank you Rebecca. It was a very nice class!!!

Rafael

Rebecca ,it was an excellent lesson.Thanks by heart.

daffodile

Thanks for your feedback. Actually, a better way to express those thoughts would be:

“Thanks with all my heart” or

“A sincere thanks from my heart”

or some variation of that sentence. I am glad you are using English boldly to express your feelings. All the best to you.

Rebecca

Rebecca how kind you are…Thanks for correcting me.

daffodile

6/10 ! Thanks very much REBECA

adalberto75

I got 10/10! Thank you very much Rebeca, you are a great teacher.

joicesiqueira884

Dearest Teacher Rebecca I Like The Way of your Teaching It’s Very Simple & Convenient and very Easy to Understand . Thank You So Much
May GOD Bless you with Countless Happiness :)

Muhammad Owais

Thank you kindly for your generous feedback. My best wishes to you, Muhammad.

Rebecca

10/10 very good lesson THX Rebecca

r.jakubiec

Hello Teacher , It was very nice lesson , and i had the time with it of my life . ^_^

Fabrica

it’s very useful. Thanks!

Isabellechen21

i got 6/10 thanks Rebecca .

walid12

Thank you very much

bummia

cheer i did it 100%
thank u so much

ouadih

Hi Rebbeca! I’ve enjoyed this lesson very much, as it has served to improve my speaking skills.

Wilson Frederico

uuuuuuuhhuuuuuuuullllll!!! Very Nice! \o/
10/10 are correct!!! Teacher Rebecca, Am I a good pupil?
^^
Thank you 4 this lesson! It is usefull!
God bless you

emerson.costa

Great work! So glad you enjoyed the lesson. All the best to you!

Rebecca

Thanks you!

nguyenhuudo

Thank you, Rebecca for your lesson. Your advices and explanations do help me very much in learning English.

osada

got 10 :D thanks you’re amazing ;)

nona98

Guess you’re amazing too! We make a good team.
My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

You are an excellent teacher Mme Rebecca, I am looking forward to watching your other lessons.
Thank you so much.

judyabbott

9 out of 10 . it is good practice

Husein alshamsee

Good to know about these idioms related to Time. I did not know about ‘do time’ which means spending time in prison. I have learnt something new today. Thank you Rebekah!

swapnilsjadhav

Great ! I got a 100

Amedina28

Very detailed explanation! Thank you.

ゞ(≧▽≦*)o

Thanks Rebecca! You’re a great teacher. I got 100!

cristianomaia.bh

I think we can safely say in this case that you are a great student! My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

Thank you Rebecca !
Really I had the time of my life, watching your lesson

youness128

I ditn’t understand the idiom ” Take your time ”
I couldn’t hear It
thank you

hainguyen122

It means,

Don’t hurry.
Don’t rush.
Do things slowly, without feeling under pressure.

My best to you.

Rebecca

10 of 10. Ecuador is present. Excellent lesson. Thank you very much.

Robie18

Welcome, Ecuador, we are happy to have you among all the other nations represented here! So glad you find the lessons useful. My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

I got 9/10
Thank you so much Rebecca.
You’re a great teacher.

Joseph74

Thank you. Very Good class!

dyego.sutil

I got 10 of 10 thank’s for teaching as on this funny way.God bless you guys.

maity

hey where is my score

avinash.soni222

Oh yeah. I got 10.
Thank you very much.

Menghan

Hi Madam,
can we tell about a very intelligent boy, He is ahead of his age/time

backer2211

Actually, the sentence , “He is ahead of his time.” refers specifically to the fact that his ideas are progressive, that they are futuristic. In other words, he thinks of ideas that no one has thought about yet. The expression implies intelligence, but does not mean specifically that he is intelligent.

In the case of your example, I would just say,
“He is very intelligent” or “He is very advanced intellectually for his age.”

We cannot say he is ahead of his age.

Hope this helps! My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

Thank very much for reply.

backer2211

Professor Rebecca,
SOMBODY IS AHEAD OF TIME – is an idiom
However the phrase “ahead of time” has its natural meaning as below
“They had the whole thing planned ahead of time.”
Kindly confirm or explain. Thanks.

MKJMKJ

Thanks :)

mazinho007

Thanks for your lesson. I learn a lot from it.

ibrahimadrame

Thanks, Rebecca, for taking the time to introduce and explain time idioms here. Very useful. You are one of my favourite teachers here and I often recommend your lessons to my students. Thanks again and keep up the good work.

tpilomia

Wow, you speak so many languages!

Thank you kindly for your feedback. It is always a pleasure to hear from a fellow teacher. So glad we could help you. Thank you also for recommending us to your students. My best wishes to you and your students in Portugal.

Rebecca

10/10 Thanks

sory

oh that’s great , i solute you you are a good teacher.

Historian

Thank you teacher, greetings from Greece, if someone visit my country (Greece) he’ll take the time of his life. Cheers!!

pafsilipoclub

I am sure if someone visits Greece, they will have the time of their lives! Thank you for your feedback and all the best to you.

Rebecca

thank you for giving us your price less time . and if i not learn very well please don’t give me hard time. rebicca please reply me above sentence are write or not .

shyam shrestha

Here is the corrected version, since you asked:

Thank you for giving us your priceless time and if I don’t / didn’t learn very well, please don’t give me a hard time. Rebecca, please let me know if the above sentence are right or not.

My best wishes to you, Shyam.

Rebecca

03/10
very bad

Radouani

Oh no! Just keep trying, you will get better :)

engVid Moderator

Yes, watch the lesson as many times as you need to in order to do well. You can do it. Stay cool and keep trying. You will improve, I am sure of it. One step at a time, my friend.

Rebecca

thank you teacher.
i became to know many exciting expreesions
your lesson is the time of my life.
i will often visit your class to learn real emglish. bye~~^^

chunjigi

It’s great I got 10

MAYLESSE

Thank you;)

o.shkurman

It is better 5/10

Radouani

I couldn’t understand very well the real meaning of “why are you giving her such a hard time?”. Please help me.

roymn

Why are you bothering her?
Why are you troubling her?
Why are you making her life more difficult?
Why are you scolding her?
Why are you lecturing her?

That’s the idea of that idiom! Hope this helps. All the best to you.

Rebecca

Dear Rebecca, I have a doubt on how to ask a question about, Have you had your food or Have you food & also how to answer this question?I have had food .Then how it comes?Please clarify my doubt.Please forgive if there is any mistakes i made here

pintuk

Have you had breakfast / lunch / dinner?

This way of asking the question would be fine. The answer could be:

Yes, I have. / Yes, I’ve eaten.
or
No, I haven’t./ No, I haven’t eaten yet.

My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

Thank you:)

pintuk

10 out of 10….Thank you dear Reabecca

pintuk

How to play the video?
I can’t see the option play hence could’nt find video, anybody please!

umairbhatti

dude just click on the video once or twice.it will start.

Bilal Mughal

Great Rebeca. It was very nice lesson. Have a nice week.

rgcosta17

dear teacher i am a new comor in your class so i want to improve my spoken english so plz helo me and tell me how can i use this site pleas i am waiting your replay
i am Naeem akhtar lahor pakistan

Naeem Akhtar

IT see that there’s a lot student learn with me. This a great lesson.

mateo12

Thanks to all of you who took the time to send us your feedback. My best wishes to each of you, always.

Rebecca

10/10 thanks so much Rebecca, i feel lucky when i didn’t do time, i just be kidding

nghiavt

I got 10. I have difficulty for conversation, if I watch film it’s hard for me to understand what they are talking about. Please advice me how to do know what they are saying. Thank you Rebecca

didyhard

Six idioms are useful englishlearners. Thanks Rebecca. Have a nice day.

vinhtb88

I enjoyed this class & got 10 out of 10.
We’ve got a cool & smart professional madam.

Nadman Shogib

Bravo..I’ve got a perfect score..this video is very helpful …more idiomatic expression please…

RPacion

thank you so much Rebecca !! nice to meet you

tranducquanueh

Hey Dear! Thank you very much for the lesson. It was really helpful and useful as well. Can you please suggest how to remember these idioms for a long time because I forget after a week.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks alot!

KoolScorpion

Thanks, Rebecca your amazing. I really enjoyed your lesson and I learn a lot.

Arwanafish12

Thank you for your lesson, Rebecca. 9/10.

Mykola Borets

Thank you. Rebecca excellent class.

marigel

i got 10/10 thank you

bassmaelnaggar

Dear Rebecca please make a video about ‘on’which is really a problem for me,Eg: on exam,on project ,on the view,on some thing

James has made a video about on mainly talking about idioms with on..i think i’m on a very basic level..

pintuk

Good lesson!! 10/10

Alexsandro Silva

Thanks

Kumar81

awesome

Bilal Mughal

10/10 Thanks

Rgraya67

It’s really helps! Thank you so much for understanding lessons !!
10/10

Natalia Hataullina

Thank you Rebecca for the good explanation . I had the best time when I was in Vancouver

Mex111

hi , a great lesson from a great teacher.

jijou

Thanks Rebecca!

i got 10 out of 10. i really like the way you teach us.

Rajender Gannu

Thanks a lot!

fakhranda

extremely beneficial. Thanks =)

TGA7

thanks rebecca you are a great teacher….

jhoe

Your lessons are great as always. We learn tremendously from you, teacher. Useful and beneficial lesson.

amy7

I like the way you teach in your videos, and in every video I learn something new, so thank you very much!

buyeromanya

Thank you very much Rebecca for this lesson

Maath asad

it was great and clear.thanks Rebecca…

hkn48

super!10)thanks a lot!

sugochka

Tank you.That was great. I had the time of my life.

A Line

Thanks for you lesson. I was little bit nervous to write comment. I was thinking what will happen if I write something wrong. My grammar is not good I do lots of mistake but after watching your lesson I’m not able stop myself writing about how good teacher you are. I have no words to thank you. I watch your lessons daily. They are very interesting,easy and perfect.

sani79

It’s okay! The important thing is to keep writing and practicing — and besides, we always love reading comments :)

engVid Moderator

Very useful lesson.Thanks!6/10

thiruselvi

10 out of 10. Great lesson, Rebecca. You are a great teacher =D

murilomoreiraaguiar

a sincere thanks from my heart . i have learnt something from your video . thanks again , you’re my favourite teacher.

nguyenthihiep

today. i have learn much more thing . i can use ” i had the time of my life” like ” a great time”
“take your time”=” don’t rush”
run out of time = not enough time to do something
i did time or i do time same as ” i spent time in prison
the last idiom is” ahead of one’s time” . this idiom is confusing me . please explaint this to me so that i can understand clearly. thanks a lot .

nguyenthihiep

i have learnt many things from all of these comments . i used to be a little bit nervous to write in English . since i watching your videos , i feel more confident .
thanks u so much

nguyenthihiep

Thanks Rebecca.

tutte

i got 100%

shaikh abdul rashid

10/10 thank you, its great.

hammet64

90% thank you for usefull lesson

elsadiq70

I got 100 %. Thanks Rebecca.

alpido24

Thank you very much Rebecca .I have got 90 grades this time .

Zhaoyi57

This lesson was so great. Thank you so much and wish you the best.

KOOROSHTALEBI

He Rebecca,
your lesson is useful as usual.
You’re a great teacher
thanks a lot and take care

cep62

I like these lessons ) Thank you , Rebecca!

Lidasha

THANKS FROM MOROCCO REBECCA YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER GOD BLESS YOU

abounada

Thank you very much, Rebecca!
Quiz helped me to understand these idioms better:)

IloveMadrid

hi everybody..I am from brazil and really into english..rebeca I did´n understand de last one..´she was ahead of the time´ I´ve watched 4 times but it didn´t work…please help me…xxx

robson2014

Very good lesson, thank you Rebeca

moezbesbes

9/10. LOL I thought the young man keeps on blah, blah, blah…before going to propose. So I selected “taken too much time” Thank you, teacher!

Lfabian2013

I got 10 to 10 and I’m happy :D thank you Rebecca you’re just awesome. Bye for now :P

Granit

Another well lesson …100% score
Thanks Rebecca

Claudine70

Thanks a lot Ms. Rebecca! I got 100% and everyday I’m getting better in speaking english.

fred_2003vasquez

What an excellent topic! How conducive and useful!

fred_2003vasquez

We will never run out of time if we’ll start studying now.

fred_2003vasquez

Thanks.

puruxg

Great. I had the time of my lesson 6 idioms. Thanks Rebecca

Niranjank

I got 100 for the quiz, thank you very much!

Cindy Huang

Hi! Rebecca it is my first comment, in fact I like all your tips and lessons. Why you don’t speak a mile minute so this way is easy to learn English congratulations for your job and help all student around the world.

Belinassi

are you from brazil? what your first language?

chakim hamzah

Hello Rebecca !
Your lesson reminded me several popular songs:
“You’re giving me the same old line…” (song “Not a second time” (“The beatles”) nearly equal to hard time right ?)
And ABBA sings a song “Dancing queen” where there’s word: “.. having the time of her life !” Rebecca your teaching is so nice and practical ! Thanks a lot ! VALE !

Yurokan

10 / 10, wow amazing!

johnbo

thank you so much. it was very usefull for me

I wrote you many comments and requsted your email ID please Rebbeca email me through this:maisamsultani33@gmail.com

Mohammad Maisam

Thank you.

Nadir

my quiz rebecca:
100
You got 10 correct out of 10.
:D

chakim hamzah

Dear Rebecca,
I take my time. I study your lessons a lot of times.
I understand you better. Thanks you.
Best regards.

Peter

Great form to teach English! Congrats 8/10

Filipe Souza

it great to be in your class

Aboo

thanks a lot. u made my life

Fuad Ahmed Sezon

10/10 Rebecca :)

Rayhabibi

10/10

Rayhabibi

thanks Rebecca.
i got 10/10.
what is the meaning of “HAVE time in your life”

saikiranvarma

nice lesson

deep rao

I WASN’T FAMILIAR WITH THE IDIOMS BEFORE, BUT I’M REALLY STARTED LIKE THEM A LOT.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCED REBECCA FOR ALL THIS LESSONS YOU ARE AWESOME!!!

rgodinez

Thanks a lot for your lessons. They are always full of information. It`s so easy to learn Enlish with you. 10/10

Anastasia96

10/10… It makes me happy and encourages me to improve more and more my idioms’learning

NataLu

I got 10..

Yahoo..

Aralmuna

Thank you.

suhoy28967

ME LOVE IDIOMS!

danielhuynh804

in quiz i cut a good figure that means i got 10/10. thanks Rebeca for your good lesson

Ahmed Sagor

A ten I got! yay !!!
one thing I wanna point out over here is while using idioms occasionally peers do not understand and it does give me a hard time explaining what i would have just told them.

saalim

Hi, Dear Teacher
as a 2L teacher I used to concentrate on forms (structures), but you make me concentrate on both the forms and form (meaning).
You are creative teacher.
Thanks a lot.

Teacher2

Very interesting lesson. Thank you very much

Vivimi

I can’t say anything except “Great” ♥♥♥

Nichkhun169

WOW I got 10\10 >> you are amazing >>> thank you >> I have enjoyed the lesson so mush

joory-99

I hope you do more lessons like this ..

joory-99

Thank you Rebacca for 6 Time Idioms. I got Full Score 100.

Syed Ameer

Excellet! Rebecca. Thank you very much.

SandraK

Thank you for the explenation of the idioms. It was very helpfull for my understanding.

Peter.Alistair

I got 100. I really like to watch and do the quiz. All your lessons are helpful to us. I have learned a lot from you. Thanks!

Anita

Rebecca thank you very much for your english classes, God bless you!!

luis adrian

It’s a nice class! Rebecca thank you for this remarkable class, I learn lot from this lesson. :))

Cheng Cherry

Thank you very much Rebecca. Your English classes are amazing ! My English has improved since I started watching Engvid videos. I got 100%. All the best to you!