{"id":1750,"date":"2011-08-27T23:50:19","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T07:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2023-01-13T12:03:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T20:03:29","slug":"business-english-pod-192-english-time-idioms-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/27\/business-english-pod-192-english-time-idioms-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 192 &#8211; English Idioms: Time Idioms (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1750-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP192-Time1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP192-Time1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP192-Time1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Welcome back to Business English Pod. In this lesson, we&#8217;re going to take a look at <a title=\"Business English Idioms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\">business English idioms<\/a> related to time.<\/p>\n<p>At work and in business, time is always a concern. We rush to get to the office &#8220;on time,&#8221; we work hard to finish projects &#8220;in time&#8221; and we sometimes have to work &#8220;overtime&#8221; to get it all done. If you&#8217;re like most people, you watch the clock and the calendar constantly. It&#8217;s hard not to with such busy schedules and tight timelines.<\/p>\n<p>In English, time idioms focus on a few key ideas. We hear the word &#8220;time&#8221; a lot, as well as the words &#8220;clock&#8221; and &#8220;hour&#8221;. Many of the idioms are related to speed, duration, regularity, and how late or early something happens or is finished. We also see a lot of idioms related to time pressure.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, we&#8217;ll hear a conversation between Jeff and Claire, two project managers who are overseeing the development of a mobile phone application and a new website. We will hear them discuss timelines on different parts of the project and different project teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What does Claire say about the designers?<br \/>\n2. What does Jeff say about the writers?<br \/>\n3. Which part of the project is behind schedule?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/transcripts\/BEP192SN-Time1.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP192-Pub\/BEP192-player.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Online Practice<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP192PC.mp3\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP192-Time1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn Business English idioms related to 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