Hey buddies! ya se sabe lo valioso que es tiempo, por eso en todos los idiomas hay un sin fin de expresiones que hacen referencia a él. En el post de hoy te mostramos 20 expresiones con time para que no te quedes sin palabras ni sin tiempo!

1. Time flies – el tiempo vuela.
E.g. Time flies when you’re having fun.

2. Time goes by slowly-quickly – el tiempo pasa despacio/deprisa.
E.g. Time went by really quickly while we were on the island.

3. As time goes by – a medida que el tiempo pasa.
E.g. It is something that we will see as time goes by.

4. To lose track of time – perder la noción del tiempo.
E.g. I spent 3 hours searching for information, I was so focused I lost track of time.

5. To spend time – emplear tiempo, pasar tiempo.
E.g. He would like to spend more time with his family.

6. To waste time – malgastar tiempo.
E.g. Don’t waste more time arguing with them.

7. To make time – encontrar tiempo para dedicarle a algo/alguien.
E.g. You’ll need to make time to be with the people you love.

Ojo con la diferencia entre make time y do time!

8. To do time – pasar tiempo en prisión.
E.g. He’s doing time for armed robbery.

9. To kill time – matar el tiempo.
E.g. I had to kill time at the airport because my flight was delayed.

10. To have time to kill – tener tiempo de sobra.
E.g. I have some time to kill before next meeting; shall we go for a coffee?

11. To have the time of your life – pasarlo bien, en grande.
E.g. He’s having the time of his life at University. He loves it!

12. To have a whale of a time – pasarlo bien, en grande.
E.g. Children had a whale of a time at Disney world.

13. To have all the time in the world – tener todo el tiempo del mundo.
E.g. You don’t need to hurry. We’ve got all the time in the world.

14. To do something in the nick of time – hacer algo por los pelos, en el último minuto.
E.g. We just arrived in the nick of time, they were closing the doors.

15. To run out of time – quedarse sin tiempo.
E.g. They’ve run out of time on this project.

16. To be pressed for time – estar presionado por el tiempo, ir con el tiempo justo.
E.g. He was pressed for time because it was an urgent issue.

17. A race against time – carrera contrarreloj.
E.g. Last day to send the information is today; this is actually a race against time.

18. It’s a matter of time – es una cuestión de tiempo.
E.g. It’s only a matter of time before we catch the person who did it.

19. Only time will tell – solo el tiempo lo dirá.
E.g. Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.

20. Time is up – el tiempo se ha acabado.
E.g. Time is up, you need to finish your exam now.

Time is up! acabamos con esta expresión el post de hoy de expresiones con time. Seguro que algunas ya las conocías y otras puede que sean nuevas, take your time-tómate tu tiempo para irte familiarizando con ellas y poder ponerlas en práctica.

Hey buddies, hoy toca post de phrasal verbs, I know, they can be hard y no siempre es fácil entenderlos y luego ponerlos en práctica. Hoy nos centramos en los 15 Phrasal verbs con take que ya tendrías que conocer. No worries, si aún no los conoces te los explicamos con significado y ejemplos, uno por uno.

To take after someone – to look like someone, to have a similar appearance or personality- parecerse a alguien

E.g.
Mike takes after his mother; they both have the same blue eyes and blond hair.
Everybody says Beth takes after her grandmother, they have a talent for art.

To take something apart – to disassemble, to separate something into smaller parts- desmontar

E.g.
He’s always taking apart all types of mechanical toys.
I think I should take apart my computer and clean it properly.

To take away something – to separate, to remove – apartar, quitar, llevarse

E.g.
Could you take away this old chair? I don’t want it anymore.
If you don’t study harder, we’ll have to take away your telephone.

To take something back

1) to return something – devolver algo

E.g.
He bought some shoes but they don’t fit. He will ned to take them back.

2) to admit that you did/say something wrong – retirar (algo que has dicho)

E.g.
Sorry for saying those words to you, I take it back.

To take something down

1) to separate something into parts – desmontar

E.g.
After the concert finished, the crew took down the stage.

2) to write on paper – escribir, tomar nota de algo

E.g.
Let me take down your phone number, just in case.

To take someone in – to let someone stay in your house – dejar que alguien se quede en tu casa.

E.g.
He was having a hard time finding an apartment, so we took him in for a month.
You are so nice to take me in, I cannot thank you enough.

To take something in – to assimilate or understand information – comprender o asimilar información.

E.g.
The speaker said interesting things but it was a lot to take in.
I’m reading this manual and I can’t take it in.

To take off

1) to rise in the air (an airplane) – despegar (un avión)

E.g.
The plane will take off in 30 minutes.

2) also to become successful or popular very fast – despegar en sentido figurativo.

E.g.
Recently, their blog has taken off and now they are very popular.
Her career took off when she started working in publicity.

To take something off

1) to remove (clothes) – quitarse (ropa)

E.g.
As soon as I get home I take off my shoes and change my clothes.

2) not to work for a period of time – tener un día/semana libre (sin ir al trabajo)

E.g.
She took a week off to visit her family in France.
I’ll take two days off next week.

To take someone on – to hire someone – contratar a alguien.

E.g.
We need to take on a new cleaning lady.
Our company is taking on more employees next month.

To take something on – to accept some work or responsibility – aceptar/asumir responsabilidades

E.g.
Do you have time to take on a new project?
She took on more tasks in order to get promoted.

To take (it) out on someone – to make someone feel bad, because you are feeling bad too – tomarla con alguien

E.g.
Hey, I understand that you’ve had a horrible day, but don’t take it out on me.
I was stressed and I took it out on him.

To take over something – to take control of something – asumir el control de algo

E.g.
His real intention was to take over the company.
A large holding has taken over our company and there will be some changes.

To take up something

1) to fill space or time – ocupar espacio o tiempo

E.g.
These books are taking up all the space in my room.
This project is taking up more time than I expected.

2) to start doing something regularly – comenzar un nuevo hábito

E.g.
I’ve recently taken up yoga.
Why did you took up golf?

To take somebody up on something – to accept an offer- aceptar una invitación.

E.g.
You’re always welcome to stay with us when you’re in Paris.
Thank you, I’ll take you up on that the next time I come to France.