Topic: TIME AND FREQUENCY

Complete these colloquial expressions.

1	Try to be patient. I'm sure if you ........ your time you'll hear about the interview soon. a) wait b) bide c) hold Well done! If you 'bide your time' you wait patiently.Sorry, try again.Your answer has been saved.

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We didn't think they were going to accept the offer. Then at the eleventh ........ we got a phone call with the good news. a) hour b) second c) minute Well done! If something happens 'at the eleventh hour' it occurs at the very last moment when it's almost too late. Sorry, try again.Your answer has been saved.

3	We arrived ........ the nick of time. They were just about to leave without us. a) at b) in c) on Well done! If you manage to do something 'in the nick of time' you do it just in time with seconds to spare.Sorry, try again.Your answer has been saved.

Now complete the gaps with the missing words.

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A) She decided to bide her until her children had all left school before she went to university. B) The two sides reached agreement at the hour and narrowly avoided a strike. C) I got the assignment finished in the of time and rushed to hand it in before the deadline. Well done!Try again.Your answer has been saved.

Make them your own!

1) Are you generally able to bide your time and wait for something to happen or are you more impatient?
2) Have there been any agreements your government have reached at the eleventh hour recently?
3) Do you often finish things in the nick of time or well before a deadline?