Beyond telling the time, there are expressions we use that are very useful and common
to have time to kill [to have spare time]
I am sitting here in the garden because I have time to kill.
If you have time to kill, come around for a beer.
We had time to kill so we decided to look into how to make pizza.
to find time [to create a period of time so that something can be done or achieved]
The boss does not care how busy we are. She said that we must find time to have a break.
If he finds the time, he will consider organising a party for all the sales staff.
They could not find the time to respond yet so everyone will have to wait.
to take your time [to relax and not feel pressure of time or urgency to do something]
If you don’t know the answer, take your time and try to remember what we were speaking about in class last week.
The advice was don’t jump into anything. I should take my time and consider all the options before making a decision.
Surely, if the company take their time in making an offer, another company will make an offer and it will become very difficult to rescue the deal.
to have no time for someone/something [to be busy and unable to attend to something or someone]
I have no time for you.
Regrettably, they don’t have any time for me so it is pointless trying to speak with them.
You have no time for timewasters. If people are not able to pay a deposit, tell them to perhaps consider taking their business elsewhere.
for the time being [for now]
For the time being, it is going to be quite cold here so I suggest bringing warm clothing.
We have no interest in looking for a new property for the time being.
There will be no more classes
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Do you know of any others?
What are you doing for the time being?
What did you last make time for?
What do you like to find time for?
What do you like to do if you have time to kill?