every once in a while - jednou za čas
BrE
/evri ˌwʌns ɪn ə 'waɪl/
AmE
/evri ˌwʌns ɪn ə 'waɪl/

adverb - not very often, sometimes

 
on time - přesně na čas
BrE
/ɒn'taɪm/
AmE
/ɑ:n'taɪm/

adverb - exactly at the time

 
past perfect continuous - předminulý průběhový čas
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'pɜfɪkt kən'tɪnjʊəs/
AmE
/ˌpæst'pɜ:rfekt kən'tɪnjʊəs/

noun - a grammatical structure that we use for actions that had been happening up to a certain moment in the past, the structure is HAD BEEN + present participle (had been going, had been talking etc.)

 
past continuous - minulý průběhový čas
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st kən'tɪnjʊəs/
AmE
/ˌpæst kən'tɪnjʊəs/

noun - a grammar structure consisting of WAS/WERE + -ing, such as 'I was watching TV.'

 
past simple - minulý prostý čas
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'sɪmpl/
AmE
/ˌpæst'sɪmpl/

noun - a tense that is used for actions that happened at some point in the past or happened regularly in the past, were generally true etc. Verbs usually have the ending -ED and in questions and negatives we usually use DID / DIDN'T

 
present continuous - přítomný průběhový čas
BrE
/ˌpreznt kən'tɪnjʊəs/
AmE
/ˌpreznt kən'tɪnjʊəs/

noun - a grammar structure consisting of BE + -ing, such as 'I am watching TV.'

 
present simple - přítomný prostý čas
BrE
/'preznt sɪmpl/
AmE
/ˌpreznt 'sɪmpl/

noun - a tense that is used for actions that happen regularly, are generally true etc. In questions and negatives we use DO / DOES / DON'T / DOESN'T

 
time - čas (chvíle), chvíle
BrE
/'taɪm/
AmE
/'taɪm/

noun - a few seconds, minutes, hours

 
time - čas (moment), chvíle
BrE
/'taɪm/
AmE
/'taɪm/

noun - an occasion, a moment

 
time - čas, období, doba
BrE
/'taɪm/
AmE
/'taɪm/

noun - a part of day, month, year etc., a period in history etc.

run over
run over - protáhnout se, přesáhnout plánovaný čas, překročit čas
BrE
/ˌrʌn'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌrʌn'oʊvər/

verb - to continue for longer than expected or planned

 
all in good time - přijde na to čas, všechno má svůj čas
BrE
/ˌɔ:lɪngʊd'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌɔ:lɪngʊd'taɪm/

phrase - a phrase we use to say that a person should wait for something and not be hasty

 
Eastertide - velikonoční čas, čas Velikonoc, doba Velikonoc, velikonoční svátky
BrE
/'i:stətaɪd/
AmE
/'i:stərtaɪd/

noun - the Easter period, especially the 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday

 
take time - dopřát si čas, nechat si čas (na co)
BrE
/ˌteɪk 'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌteɪk 'taɪm/

verb - to have time to do something without a rush

 
put in - vložit (čas atd.), investovat (čas a námahu atd.)
BrE
/ˌpʊt'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌpʊt̬'ɪn/

verb - to spend time and effort on doing something