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hi everybody my name is Alisha in this
lesson I'm going to talk about some
phrasal verbs that use the word time
these are expressions relating to time
and how to use it or not so let's get
started okay first expression is to
spend time to spend time means to use
time yes but we think of it as a
resource here we have spent which we
also use for something like money which
we think of as a resource we have
limited amounts of that resource so when
we say we're going to spend time with
something we're thinking about time as a
resource we have a limited amount of
time and we choose to use that time for
something so an example of this
I spent time studying last night so I
used my resource my time a resource to
study I spent time studying last night
ok let's move along to the second
expression which is make time make time
to make time means to remove things from
a schedule to do something it's like to
do something else so you have an
established schedule a set schedule but
there's another activity you would like
to do so you need to choose something to
remove from the existing schedule in
order to do this new activity so we say
that's called making time to make time
so you're creating time in your schedule
creating time in your life for a new
activity an example of this is can you
make time for a meeting so you could use
this when you're talking to a busy
person like could you please make time
for a meeting meaning could you please
change part of your schedule to arrange
a meeting with us so please make time
create time this relates to another
expression here which is find time very
similar to make time but the difference
here find time refers to searching a
schedule for of a
of all time so instead of removing time
from your schedule we use find time to
mean looking at the schedule and
searching for an open place like you
search on a calendar for example for a
specific day or for a specific time to
do an activity so we use the expression
find time to talk about that an example
of this let's find time to catch up
let's find time to catch up so in other
words we don't need to remove something
from our schedule so we don't use make
time here but find time so let's find
some point in our schedules that is good
for both of us where we can catch up so
it's a little less serious sounding than
make time
so find time is more like let's just
meet let's get together at a point
that's good for both of us we don't need
to remove anything from our schedules
okay let's move along to the next
expression which is waste time to waste
time so waste waste relates to throwing
something away like trash or garbage
so waste time means to use time in a non
productive way non productive so that
means you're not doing something useful
with your time an example of this I
wasted so much time on video games so in
other words playing video games was a
useless way to spend my time so I did
not do something productive the speaker
feels that playing video games was a
waste of time a useless way to use time
okay this is similar then to the next
expression which is kill time to kill
time sounds quite violent but it's
actually not to kill time means to do
something until a specific time so that
means typically you are waiting for
something for example you have a three
o'clock meeting you arrive at the
location 30 minutes early you have to
wait until the three o'clock meeting
until the three o'clock meeting you can
kill time so that means you
find something to do it's usually
useless like maybe checking social media
or you're watching TV somewhere so
you're killing time so you're doing
something that's typically not important
until something else happens like your
meeting begins or the person you're
waiting for arrives an example I'm
killing time until my mom arrives at the
station so in this case the speaker is
waiting at the station for his or her
mother to arrive so until that time
until the mother arrives the speaker is
killing time doing something probably
useless or just walking around so doing
nothing really important just killing
time okay let's move on to the last
expression here which is take time so
many people ask the difference between
take time and spend time take time is
used to mean to use time for a
specifically chosen activity so we have
decided to do this thing with our time
take time and spend time they can be
used in pretty much the same situations
remember spend time is used kind of to
have the nuance of using time as a
resource something there's a finite
amount of take time doesn't necessarily
have that same nuance of a resource but
it does sound like you're specifically
choosing to use your time for that
specific activity so an example of this
is he took time to visit his grandma he
took time to visit his grandma so he
specifically chose to use his time for
this activity so it sounds like there
was a clear decision made here we could
substitute spend here like he spent time
visiting his grandma for example that
would be fine as well but either are
okay here so you can kind of choose
which you prefer if you want to make it
sound like a resource I suppose you
could use a spend time but take time
also just sounds like yeah
you really made a clear decision for
what to do with your schedule so I hope
that these expressions help you express
a little bit better how you use time and
think about time in English of course if
you have any questions or comments or
want to practice using one of these
expressions please feel free to do so in
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