54.8. gy. B2 (példák)

extend verb /ɪkˈstend/ 2 meghosszabbít (időben) (határidőt, nyitva tartást, vízumot, stb.) [T]

They have extended the deadline by one week.

A lot of shops have extended their opening hours.

I need to extend my visa.

time verb /taɪm/ [T] 1 méri az idejét vminek

It's a good idea to time yourself while you do the exercises.

gap noun /gæp/ [C] 4 kihagyás, szünet (pl. egy tevékenységben)

After a gap of five years, Jennifer decided to go back to work full-time.

length noun /leŋkθ/ [C or U] 2 hossz, tartam, időtartam

the length of a film/speech/play

He is unable to concentrate on his work for any length of time.

now adverb /naʊ/ 3 vmikortól mostanáig, vmennyi ideje

I've lived in Cambridge for two years now.

She's been a vegetarian for ten years now.

since adverb /sɪnts/ azóta

Emma went to work in New York a year ago, and we haven't seen her since.

He started working for the company when he left school, and has been there ever since.

I've long since forgotten any Latin I ever learned.

throughout preposition /θruːˈaʊt/ 1 mindvégig (egész idő alatt)

He yawned throughout the performance.

Phrases and idioms:

all along kezdettől fogva, mindvégig

I knew all along that it was a mistake.

the best/worst, etc. yet eddig/mindeddig//mostanáig a legjobb/legrosszabb/stb.

Of all the songs I've heard tonight, that's the best yet.

That was my worst exam yet.

to date mostanáig (formal)

This is her best work to date.