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MrPernickety Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Time v.s. a time

Hi, everybody !

I'm a newbie here, my name is Alex
First and foremost I want to note that you're running a fabulous forum here !

My question is: could you tell me the difference between these two expressions:

1. There is time for everything (I venture to say it means that you have a lot of time to do anything)
2. There is a time for everything (I daresay it means that you can do many thing at different time points in the future, one at a time)

Thank you for your time !

Alex
  

Top answer

Welcome to English Forums! There is time for everything. There is (or will be) enough time (or plenty of time) to do everything we/you want to do.

  • Welcome to English Forums!
  • There is time for everything.
  • There is (or will be) enough time (or plenty of time) to do everything we/you want to do.
  • ___ There is a time for everything.
  • Whatever you do, there is an appropriate point in time to do it.
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Welcome to English Forums!
There is time for everything.
There is (or will be) enough time (or plenty of time) to do everything we/you want to do.
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There is a time for everything.
Whatever you do, there is an appropriate point in time to do it. (Don't jump up and dance at a solemn event, such as a funeral. Don't clip your toenails or pick your nose when you
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Now it's clear as day !
Thank you, Jim ! Emotion: smile

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