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Islander Posted 20 years ago
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i don't have time vs i have no time

What is the difference?
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i don't have time vs i have no time The second one has a sense of impatience to it. " But if you said "I have no time for that right now, " it has a sharpness to it - I'm too busy, go away. You can use the first one to be sharp as well, but it would have to be in your tone of voice and you would probably break out the "do NOT" into separate words.

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  • i don't have time vs i have no time The second one has a sense of impatience to it.
  • " But if you said "I have no time for that right now, " it has a sharpness to it - I'm too busy, go away.
  • You can use the first one to be sharp as well, but it would have to be in your tone of voice and you would probably break out the "do NOT" into separate words.
  • Please remember that the word I should be capitalized in English.
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i don't have time vs i have no time

The second one has a sense of impatience to it.

You would say "I'm sorry, I don't have time to do that just now." But if you said "I have no time for that right now, " it has a sharpness to it - I'm too busy, go away.

You can use the first one to be sharp as well, but it would have to be in your tone of v
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You can also say 'I don't have the time', right?
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>i have no time for it
I couldn't/wouldn't bother with it
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I don't have time know

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