PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

The following prepositions indicate time: at, on, in, before, after, from, until, till to, for, and since.

At is used with the time of day, with an age, and with the words night, first, last, beginning, and end.
EXAMPLES:
at noon, at night, at midnight, at 7:30 a.m.
at the age of twelve
at first, at last
at the beginning, at the end

On is used with days and dates. It can also be used with parts of a certain day and the words time and
schedule.
EXAMPLE:
on Monday, on your birthday
on October 18
on the evening of June 8
on time, on schedule

In is used with quantities of the time and with the words beginning and end.
EXAMPLE:
in ten minutes, in an hour
in a week, in two years
in the beginning, in the end

Before and after are used with time of day, with dates, and with nouns that name events or
occurrences.
EXAMPLE:
before noon, after 5:00 p.m.
before December 31, after April 15
before the game, after dinner

After can also be used with a quantity of time.

EXAMPLE:
after six months, after thirty zears

From is used with to and till/until to indicate periods of time.

EXAMPLES:
from 1985 to 1993
from May 1 until June 15
from 10:00 a.m. till 5:30 p.m.

Until/till can also be used alone with days, dates, and times.
EXAMPLES:
until next Friday, till next week
until 1997, till August 2
until 10:00 p.m., till midnight

For is used with periods of time.

EXAMPLE:
for half an hour, for three weeks, for one year

Since is used with definite times.

EXAMPLES:
since Sunday, since 6:00 this morning, since 1988