French Time Expressions Words

still

never

day

now

time

always

year

already

hour

night

to begin

last

to finish

moment

evening

year

minute

for a long time

month

week

yesterday

rest

end

moment

soon

next

age

early

delay, lateness

second (unit of time)

beginning

past, bygone

appointment, meeting

birthday

advance

future

to last

era

opportunity, occasion

present, gift

immediately

century

then, at that time

date (calendar)

the next day, the day after

following, next

event

wait

in the past, formerly

half-hour

future

break

period, stretch of time

delay

absence

suddenly

session, sitting

haste, hurry

recently

date (from), go back to

eve, day before

eternity

beforehand, previously

immediately, at once

phase, stage

era, age

the day after tomorrow

in former times, long ago

previously, formerly

delay

recent, latest

currently, at present

lately, recently

deadline, time limit

to begin, to start out

daily, everyday

schedule

immediate, instant

to flow, to pass (time)

to happen

cycle

min

previous, preceding

eternally

the day before yesterday

beginning

duration, length

suddenly, all of a sudden

immediately, on the spot

Thanksgiving

annual, yearly

calendar

precede

resumption, revival

regularly, on a regular basis

soon, shortly

schedule

to extend, to prolong

to postpone

imminent

Christmas Eve (or New Year's Eve) celebration

suddenly

succeed, follow after

anterior, previous

meanwhile

usually

at length, for a long time

millennium

semester, half-year

timing

perpetuity

forecast, prediction

Christmas

decade

instant

interval, gap

late

temporarily

quarter (three months)

deadline, due date

contemporary

gap, discrepancy

instantly

monthly

to time precisely, to schedule to the minute

fortnight, about fifteen

past, bygone, over

early

continually, constantly

weekly

delay

to alternate

yesteryear, days of old

to time, to clock

hitch, setback

to shift, to offset

forever

posterity, future generations

temporarily

to shorten, to cut short

consecutive

momentarily, temporarily

formerly, not long ago

prematurely

currently, at present

hourglass

simultaneously, at the same time

to drag on forever, to make eternal

almanac, calendar

continuation, continuance

public holiday (adjective)

historically

daily, day-to-day

occasional

extension, prolongation

daily, every day

postponement

elapsed, past