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Measuring time

Units and lengths of time in everyday life.

A110 words · 3 examples each
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second

noun · 3 examples
  1. The timer stopped after one second.
  2. Wait a second before you press the button.
  3. She finished the race one second faster than last year.

minute

noun · 3 examples
  1. Please wait a minute for me.
  2. The soup will be ready in one minute.
  3. We had only a minute to speak before class started.

hour

noun · 3 examples
  1. The bus ride takes an hour.
  2. I studied for one hour after dinner.
  3. Our meeting lasts for half an hour.

day

noun · 3 examples
  1. The journey took a whole day.
  2. I walk the dog every day.
  3. There are twenty-four hours in a day.

week

noun · 3 examples
  1. I visit my aunt each week.
  2. The class project will take one week.
  3. We have a game every week on Saturday.

month

noun · 3 examples
  1. My rent is due every month.
  2. She will move next month.
  3. We need one month to finish the garden.

year

noun · 3 examples
  1. We moved here last year.
  2. He will graduate next year.
  3. My sister was born in that year.

century

noun · 3 examples
  1. This old house is from the last century.
  2. Historians study life in that century.
  3. The bridge has stood here for more than a century.

moment

noun · 3 examples
  1. Wait a moment before you answer.
  2. For a moment, I forgot what I wanted to say.
  3. She closed her eyes for a brief moment.

period

noun · 3 examples
  1. She worked there for a long period.
  2. This is a busy period for farmers.
  3. We need a quiet period to read.

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