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I never had the chance to travel when I was young. But now I'm retired I'm making up for ________ time

lost

We were very late and the wedding ceremony had finished _____ the time we got there.

by

OK, time’s _____! Stop writing now.

up

We can cut across the park to _____ time.

save

I only see my half-brother _____ time _____ time.

from/to

They’re always arguing. It’s only a _____ of time before they split up.

matter

Don’t _____ _____ time trying to convince him. He’ll never change his mind.

waste your

_____ time last year we were in the middle of moving house.

This

My parents are _____ me a _____ time because they think I’m going out too much.

give/hard

I couldn’t answer the last question because I _____ _____ of time.

ran out

We thought we were going to miss our connecting flight, but we made it just _____ time.

in

I’m not in a hurry for an answer, so you can _____ your time and think it over for a while.

take

I don’t suppose you could _____ the time to give me a hand with this report, could you? I’d be eternally grateful.

spare

Our honeymoon was fantastic! We had the time of our _____.

lives

Generally speaking, I enjoy living on my own, but _____ times I miss having someone to talk to.

at

My niece was born in the nineties, so The Beatles were _____ her time.

before

It’s been a long year! I’m looking forward to a bit of time _____ work to relax.

off

My sister’s never _____ time. She’s the least punctual person I know.

on

We’re going to keep our old television _____ the time _____, until we can afford a new one.

for/being

Now that Linda’s been made redundant, she’s got too much time on _____ _____.

her hands

Sorry, I can’t help you now. I’m a bit _____ _____ time.

short of