B1 Unit 54: Time & dates 3
17 B1 words: overnight, simultaneously, annually, sometime, occasional, permanently… Learn them in 4 steps, then review them every day.
Word list
| Word | Meaning | Example | |
|---|---|---|---|
| overnight/ˈoʊvɚˈnaɪt/ adj/adv | overnightduring the night | We stayed overnight at a small hotel.We stayed overnight at a small hotel. | |
| simultaneously/ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/ adv | simultaneouslyat the same time | The two singers started to sing simultaneously.The two singers started to sing simultaneously. | |
| annually/ˈænjuəli/ adv | annuallyonce every year | The festival is held annually in the town square.The festival is held annually in the town square. | |
| sometime/ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ adv | sometimeat an unknown time | Let’s meet sometime next week for coffee.Let’s meet sometime next week for coffee. | |
| occasional/əˈkeɪʒənəl/ adj | occasionalhappening sometimes, not often | Omar only drinks coffee on occasional mornings.Omar only drinks coffee on occasional mornings. | |
| permanently/ˈpɝmənəntli/ adv | permanentlyfor always, without change | The shop has permanently closed its doors.The shop has permanently closed its doors. | |
| traditionally/trəˈdɪʃənəli/ adv | traditionallyin the way done for a long time | Traditionally, families eat together on Sunday.Traditionally, families eat together on Sunday. | |
| continuously/kənˈtɪnjuəsli/ adv | continuouslywithout stopping | It rained continuously for three days.It rained continuously for three days. | |
| continually/kənˈtɪnjuəli/ adv | continuallyagain and again without stopping | The phone rang continually all morning.The phone rang continually all morning. | |
| timely/ˈtaɪmli/ adj | timelyhappening at a good moment | Thank you for your timely help.Thank you for your timely help. | |
| afterward/ˈæftɚwɚd/ adv | afterwardlater; after something | We had dinner, and afterward we played cards.We had dinner, and afterward we played cards. | |
| interval/ˈɪntɚvəl/ n | intervala short time between two events | There is a ten-minute interval between the two acts.There is a ten-minute interval between the two acts. | |
| lifelong/ˈlaɪˈflɔŋ/ adj | lifelongcontinuing for the whole of a life | Tom and Ali have been lifelong friends.Tom and Ali have been lifelong friends. | |
| fortnight/ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt/ n | fortnighta period of two weeks | We will go on holiday for a fortnight in July.We will go on holiday for a fortnight in July. | |
| chronological/ˌkrɑnəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ adj | chronologicalarranged in the order that things happened | The museum shows the paintings in chronological order.The museum shows the paintings in chronological order. | |
| retrospect/ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt/ n | retrospectwhen you look back at the past | In retrospect, I should have left earlier.In retrospect, I should have left earlier. | |
| sundial/ˈsʌnˌdaɪl/ n | sundiala tool that shows time by the sun’s shadow | People used to read the time on a sundial.People used to read the time on a sundial. |