# Time & Frequency Essentials

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Time and frequency idioms for talking about how often and how quickly things happen, with phrases like once in a while, in no time and sooner or later.

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## Word list

* **once in a while**: Occasionally, but not very often. — “We only eat out **once in a while**.”
* **from time to time**: Occasionally, sometimes but not regularly. — “She still calls her old teacher **from time to time**.”
* **on time**: Arriving or happening at the correct, expected moment, not late. — “The train arrived exactly **on time**.”
* **in no time**: Very quickly, after only a short wait. — “The plumber fixed the leak **in no time**.”
* **around the clock**: Continuously, all day and all night without stopping. — “The hospital staff worked **around the clock** during the crisis.”
* **day in, day out**: Happening on every single occasion, repeatedly and without any change. — “He walks the same route to work **day in, day out**.”
* **right away**: Immediately, without any delay. — “Please call me back **right away**.”
* **in a minute**: Very soon, after a short amount of time passes. — “I'll be there **in a minute**, just finishing this email.”
* **sooner or later**: At some point in the future, even if the exact moment is unknown. — “**Sooner or later**, the truth always comes out.”
* **on and off**: Happening sometimes but not all the time, starting and stopping again and again. — “It's been raining **on and off** all afternoon.”
* **just in time**: With no time at all to spare. — “We got to the platform **just in time** and nobody sat down.”
* **all day long**: For the whole day, without stopping. — “The drilling went on **all day long** and started again at seven.”

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