[BR PI 2nd][Unit 14] Vocabulary (Time); Practically speaking (Time expressions)

plan your schedule

*P___ your sc______* carefully so that you have enough time to achieve all your goals. (=decide when and what you're going to do)

meet deadlines

A new course on time management helped me to *m___ d________*. (=finish within schedule)

allow

Before taking an exam you should *a____ time* to revise what you've studied. (=plan, leave time)

by

Can you finish the report _ Friday? It's the deadline. [preposition]

slow you down

Constant notifications in messengers really *s____ you d___* at work. (=make you less effective)

writing

How much *time do you spend* _ (write) e-mails? [open the brackets]

attending

I *spend too much time* _ (attend) meetings. [open the brackets]

until the last minute

I always leave paperwork *u____ the last m_____*. (=postpone as long as possible)

on

I hate multitasking, which means I have to *work _ several tasks* at the same time. [preposition]

enough

I often feel I don't *have e_____ time to* get everything done. (=as much as needed)

before the end of

I promise to close the tickets *b_____ the e__ __ the week*. (=earlier than the week finishes)

interruptions

I work in an open space, so I *have a lot of i___________s*: people chat, ask questions, phones ring. (=when I stop work for a short time)

right away

I'll start working on the demo *r____ a___*. (=now)

run out of

If you plan well, you're very unlikely to *r__ ___ __ time* for the task. (=have no time left)

save

Online shopping is a great way to *s___ time*. (=use less time)

switch to

Our brain needs time to adapt to a new situation every time we *s_____ __ another task*. (=start, change tasks)

take time

Setting your goals in GROW can *t___ t___*, but it's worth it. (=you need a long period)

on

Surprisingly, the on-line meeting started *_ time*. (=exactly at the right time) [preposition]

as soon as possible

The customer asked to prepare the demo *__ soon as ________*. (=quickly)

in time

We delivered the product *__ t___*, two days before the deadline. (=before it's too late)

within

We have to discuss it with the customer *w_____ a week*. (=inside this period)

ahead of time

We've met a significant number of the targets *a____ __ t___*. (=before deadline)

waste

Why *w____ time* going to the bank when you can do everything over the Internet? (=spend time on unnecessary things)