elapse, go by, pass
As time went by we saw less and less of each other.
The changing seasons mark the passing of time.

fly
How time flies!

go
Where does the time go?

drag
Time drags in this job.

heal sth
Time heals all wounds.

in time
The play takes us back in time to the 1940s.

over time
Perceptions change over time.

through time
travel through time

a matter of time
It was only a matter of time before someone tried to kill him.

the mists of time
The origins of this custom are lost in the mists of time.

good, perfect
My watch keeps good time.

local
The attacks were launched at 9 p.m. local time.

daylight saving
British Summer, Eastern Standard, Greenwich Mean, etc.

tell
Can he tell the time yet? (BrE)
Can he tell time yet? (AmE)

have
Do you have the time?
What time do you have? (AmE)

make
What time do you make it? (BrE)

look at
Look at the time! We'll be late.

check
Let me just check the time.

keep

zone

ahead of … time, behind … time
10 hours behind Pacific Standard Time

at … time in the morning/afternoon/evening, at … time of day, at … time of the morning/afternoon/evening/night
There's less traffic at this time of day.
What are you doing out of bed at this time of night?

time of year, time of the year
The leaves start to turn red at this time of (the) year.

this time tomorrow, etc.
This time tomorrow I'll be in Canada.

peak
There are extra buses at peak times.

prime
closing, opening
arrival, departure

fix (BrE), set
We need to set a time for the next meeting.

change

come
You'll feel differently about it when the time comes.

ahead of time
We had everything worked out ahead of time.

behind time (BrE)
The plane took off an hour behind time.

by the time
By the time you get there the meeting will be over.

in time
We got home in time to see the end of the game.

on time
The trains are rarely on time.

time for
It's time for dinner.

considerable, long
little, short
limited
It is a special price for a limited time.

total
reasonable
precious
We're wasting precious time.

idle
free, leisure, spare
quality
journey, travel, travelling/traveling
running
the movie's two-hour running time

playing (esp. AmE), screen
The coach plans to give younger players more playing time.
De Niro makes the most of limited screen time.

lead, waiting
There is a long lead time between order and delivery of the product.

amount, length, period
Have you lived overseas for any length of time?

great deal
A great deal of time has been spent on developing this software.

have
Do you have time for a chat?
I had no time to think.

need
Do you need more time?

give sb/sth
I can certainly do the job if you give me time.

take (sb)
It takes time to make changes in the law.
It took her a long time to read the report.
Take your time (= take as much time as you like).

spend
She spends much of her time reading.
I hope to spend more time with my family.

kill, pass, while away
It helps to pass the time.

fritter away, idle away
devote, put, use
She devotes all her spare time to gardening.
He put all his time into the show.

allow, leave
They didn't allow much time for discussion.
This doesn't leave much time for us to get ready.

find, make
I can never find time to write letters.
I can probably make the time to see them.

wait
We had to wait some time before the bus arrived.

gain, save
You would save time with a dishwasher.

reduce
measures to reduce waiting times

waste
lose, run out of
We have no time to lose (= we must hurry).
I didn't finish the test—I ran out of time.

be pressed for, be short of
be out of
play for
Not knowing what to do, she played for time by going to the bathroom.

be up, run out
Sorry, your time is up.

frame, interval, period, scale, span
limit
lag

at a time
He surfs the Internet for hours at a time.

for a time
I lived there for a time.

in time
You'll get used to the work in time.

over time, with time
Her skills improved with time.

all in good time (= sth will happen when the time is right)
Be patient, Emily! All in good time.

all the time
The letter was in my pocket all the time (= while I was looking for it).
She leaves the lights on all the time (= always/repeatedly).

the entire time, the whole time
for quite some time
He'd been thinking about quitting his job for quite some time.

if time permits
We will discuss this matter later, if time permits.

in the fullness of time (= when the time is right, usually after a long period)
in good of time, in plenty of time
Get to the airport in good time (= plenty of time before the plane leaves).

in next to no time, in no time at all
in ten minutes', three hours', etc. time (esp. BrE)
I'll be back in ten minutes' time.

in your own good time, in your own time (= taking as long as you want/need)
most of the time
a race against time
Finishing the book was a race against time.

a long time ago, some time ago
Her parents died a long time ago.

a waste of time
What a waste of time!

good, great, happy
bad, difficult, hard, rough, sad, tough, troubled, unhappy
Times are hard for the unemployed.

ancient, early, former, old
in ancient times

modern, recent
medieval, prehistoric, etc.

change
Times have changed since Grandma was young.

at a/the time
He lived at the time of the Civil War.
At one time Mary was my best friend.

before sb's time
The Beatles were before my time.

in sb's time
Mr Curtis was the manager in my time (= when I was working there).

in times
in times of trouble

from time immemorial, since time immemorial (= for a very long time)
of all time
the greatest hockey player of all time

a sign of the times
It's a sign of the times when sports stars earn more than movie stars.

time was when
Time was when (= there was a time when) we never needed to lock our house at night.

that, this
I'm determined to pass this time.

final, last
When was the last time you saw her?

another, next
Next time you're here let's have lunch together.

one
each, every
Every time I hear that song I feel happy.

only
same
appropriate, good, suitable
Is this an appropriate time to discuss my salary?

appointed, right
bad, wrong
This would be a bad time to tell her.

first, second, etc.
For the first time in history, more than half of us now live in cities.

umpteenth
countless, many
I've told you countless times.

several

couple
number

remember
I can remember the first time I met her.

bide
We'll have to bide our time until the rain stops.

come
Your time will come.

be ripe
The time is ripe for revolution.

at a/the time
The chairlift can take four people at a time.
At the time of writing, a ceasefire is under discussion.
Hot water is available at all times.
He can be rather moody at times.

by the time
She'll have gone by the time we get there.

for the … time
I told her not to do it for the umpteenth time.

at the present time
for the time being (= temporarily)
a number of times
x times out of x
three times out of ten

enjoyable, fun, good, grand (esp. BrE), great, marvellous/marvelous, pleasant, splendid (esp. BrE), wonderful
It was a fun time for us girls.

awful, dreadful (esp. BrE), horrible, miserable, sad, terrible
difficult, hard

have
Did you have a good time in Spain?
We had a great time at the party.

enjoy

fast
record
He completed the course in record time.

clock up, record
She clocked up one of the fastest times of the year.

trial

waltz
double, quick

beat, keep
The conductor beat time with a baton.

signature

in time, in time to, in time with, out of time with
Kelly played guitar and everyone clapped their hands in time.
They were clapping in time to the music.