Cut up these and have students match them up before completing the gap fill exercise. Idiom 1.

for the time being 2. to take your time 3. to kill time 4. at this point in time 5. to gi e someone a hard time $. the time is right %. to !at!h someone at a bad time &. nine times out of ten Definition d. just for the present moment; temporarily e. not to hurry f. to waste time while waiting for someone or something to happen h. now; at this time b. to !riti!i"e# or to make fun of# someone !. it is a good time to do something a. to isit or !all a person when it is in!on enient g. ery often

'ime Idioms

Time flies when you are having fun.... Time Idioms!

1) Right now I don't have money to buy a new car, so _________________________, I have to drive a second hand car. !) "here is no need to hurry, so _____________________________, relax and en#oy your brea$fast. %) I had nothing to do while waiting for my husband at the airport so I played &intendo to ___________________________. ') I have no intention of getting married ______________________________.. () )y boss _____________________________________ when I failed to finish the report yesterday. *) _______________________________ to buy a house in "oronto because the mortgage rate is really low. +) ,ou loo$ really busy. -id I _________________________________________. /) ,ou're never home. 0hen I call you, nobody answers the phone ______________________________________________________________.

Idiom 1. for the time being !. to ta$e your time %. to $ill time '. at this point in time (. to give someone a hard time *. the time is right +. to catch someone at a bad time /. nine times out of ten

Definition d. #ust for the present moment1 temporarily e. not to hurry f. to waste time while waiting for someone or something to happen h. now1 at this time b. to critici2e, or to ma$e fun of, someone c. it is a good time to do something a. to visit or call a person when it is inconvenient g. very often