VOCABULARY 1
TO POSTPONE
TO PUT OFF
THE TIME WHEN SOMEBODY STOPS WORKING AND IS ABLE TO RELAX
DOWNTIME
WITHOUT WARNING OR TIME FOR PREPARATION
AT SHORT NOTICE
NO TIME LEFT
TIME IS UP
TO CANCEL
TO CALL OFF
EXPECTED
DUE
A POINT IN TIME BY WHICH SOMETHING MUST BE DONE
DEADLINE
TO MAKE A CARELESS MISTAKE
TO SLIP UP
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME
TO HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE
TO BRING ABOUT
TO CAUSE
WHEN SOMEONE OR SOMETHING HAS TO WAIT BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM THAT MAKES SOMETHING SLOW OR LATE
DELAY
DISTRACT
SIDETRACK
TO TRY TO DEAL WITH TWO OR MORE ACTIVITIES AT THE SAME TIME
TO JUGGLE
FOR NOW
FOR THE TIME BEING
TO SUCCEED IN DOING SOMETHING DIFFICULT
PULL OFF
THE TIME WHEN THE ROADS ARE FULL OF TRAFFIC AND THE TRAINS ARE CROWDED
RUSH HOUR
TO GO ON FOR TOO LONG
DRAG ON
REPEATEADLY
TIME AND TIME AGAIN
VERY QUICKLY
IN NO TIME FLAT
TO PASS
TO GO BY
THE ACT OF CHOOSING WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS
TIMING
STICK TO YOUR PLAN
KEEP TO A SCHEDULE
FREE TIME THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH
TIME ON YOUR HANDS
AT THE LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT
IN THE NICK OF TIME
TO DELIBERATELY NOT MEET SOMEBODY YOU HAVE ARRANGED TO MEET
STAND SOMEBODY UP