65.7. gy. B2 (példák)

occupy verb /ˈɒk.jʊ.paɪ/ [T] 2 elfoglal vkit vmi (tevékenységgel/figyelmet leköt)

On long car journeys I occupy myself with solving maths puzzles.

The new toys kept the kids occupied for hours.

timetable noun /ˈtaɪmˌteɪ.bl̩/ [C] 3 időbeosztás

The timetable for our trip to Paris includes visits to Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.

Here is the timetable of events for the day.

timing noun /ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/ [U] időzítés, ütemezés, beütemezés

"Are we early?" "No, your timing is perfect - dinner is almost ready."

wait noun /weɪt/ [no plural] várakozás

a long wait

well worth the wait

We had a three-hour wait before we could see the doctor.

The long wait for the doctor/to see the doctor really made me anxious.

inconvenient adjective /ɪn.kənˈviː.ni.ənt/ alkalmatlan (nehézséget/problémát okozó) (pl. időpont)

I'm sorry, I seem to have called at an inconvenient time.

scheduled adjective /ˈʃed.juːld/ 1 tervezett, betervezett, beütemezett (időpont)

This programme will be broadcast half an hour later than the scheduled time.

Phrases and idioms:

be absorbed in sth elmélyedt/elmerült vmiben, teljesen leköti a figyelmét vmi

Simon was so absorbed in his computer game that he didn't notice me come in.

kill time agyonüti az időt (vmivel)

We killed time playing video games.

pass (the) time eltölti az időt vmivel

We passed the time reading and swimming.

pop in/out/over, etc. beugrik/kiugrik/átugrik/stb. (egy rövid időre/látogatásra) (informal)

Doug's just popped out for a few minutes.

I'll pop into the supermarket on my way home.

Why don't you pop in/over and see us this afternoon?