25.3.3. gy. B2 (példák)

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.

permanently adverb /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/ tartósan; végleg

I seem to be permanently broke.

Michael and his family have settled permanently in Brazil.

promptly adverb /ˈprɒmpt.li/ nyomban, haladéktalanul; pontosan (időpontra)

We'll have to leave fairly promptly if we want to catch that train.

We try to answer readers' letters as promptly as we can.

She promised she'd keep it secret and promptly went and told Ben!

rapidly adverb /ˈræp.ɪd.li/ gyorsan

Prices have increased rapidly in the last few months.

sharply adverb /ˈʃɑː.pli/ hirtelen; élesen, meredeken

Inflation has risen/fallen sharply.

His health improved/deteriorated sharply this week.

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.

near preposition /nɪər/ 2 közel (időben)

He arrived near the end of the lesson.

It was nearer four when we finally arrived.

We can decide which route to take nearer the time.

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

He yawned throughout the performance.

Phrasal verbs:

go by /gəʊ/ 1 múlik, telik (idő)

The days went by really slowly.

slow down/up ↔ (sb/sth) /sləʊ/ lassul, lelassul; lassít, lelassít; késleltet

Slow down, you two, you're walking too fast!

If I run with Christina she tends to slow me down.

We slowed up when we saw the police.