Time words list in English-01
Time words
- Second
- Minute
- Hour
- Day
- Week
- Month
- Year
- Decade
- Century
- Millennium
- Morning
- Afternoon
- Evening
- Night
- Midnight
- Noon
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Daytime
- Daybreak
- Dusk
- Dawn
- Past
- Present
- Future
- Yesterday
- Today
- Tomorrow
- Next
- Last
- Early
- Late
- Soon
- Now
- Already
- Yet
- Still
- Always
- Never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Rarely
- Occasionally
- Frequently
- Seldom
- Eventually
- Recently
- Immediately
- Suddenly
- Gradually.
List of Time Words and Expressions
- Second: A brief moment in time. Example: “Wait a second, I’ll be right back.”
- Minute: Equal to 60 seconds. Example: “She arrived a few minutes late.”
- Hour: 60 minutes. Example: “The meeting will last an hour.”
- Day: 24 hours. Example: “We had a great day at the beach.”
- Week: Seven days. Example: “I have a dentist appointment next week.”
- Month: Approximately 30 days. Example: “Her birthday is in July.”
- Year: 12 months. Example: “They got married last year.”
- Decade: Ten years. Example: “The 1980s was a vibrant decade.”
- Century: 100 years. Example: “The Declaration of Independence was signed in the 18th century.”
- Millennium: 1,000 years. Example: “We celebrated the millennium with fireworks.”
Using Time Words in Context
- Morning: “I like to go for a run in the morning.”
- Afternoon: “Let’s meet for coffee in the afternoon.”
- Evening: “We’re having dinner with friends this evening.”
- Midnight: “The party ended at midnight.”
- Next: “I’ll see you next week.”
- Last: “She visited us last summer.”
Common Phrases with Time Expressions
In addition to individual words, English also uses phrases to indicate time:
- In the meantime: “In the meantime, let’s grab a coffee.”
- At the moment: “He’s busy at the moment.”
- Once in a while: “We go skiing once in a while.”
Time words list in English-02
