Adverbs of Time

Andrew Ernest Ritz

May 9, 2011

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now

adv –1. (283) now – (in the historical present; at this point in the
narration of a series of past events; ”President Kennedy now calls
in the National Guard”; ”Washington now decides to cross the
Delaware”; ”the ship is now listing to port”)

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then

adv –1. (333) then, so, and so, and then – (subsequently or soon
afterward (often used as sentence connectors); ”then he left”; ”go
left first, then right”; ”first came lightning, then thunder”; ”we
watched the late movie and then went to bed”; ”and so home and
to bed”)

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today

adv –1. (19) nowadays, now, today – (in these times; ”it is solely
by their language that the upper classes nowadays are
distinguished”- Nancy Mitford; ”we now rarely see horse-drawn
vehicles on city streets”; ”today almost every home has television”)

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tomorrow

adv –. (3) tomorrow – (the next day, the day after, following the
present day)

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tonight

adv –. (22) tonight, this evening, this night – (during the night
of the present day; ”drop by tonight”)

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yesterday

adv –1. (10) yesterday – (on the day preceding today; ”yesterday
the weather was beautiful”)

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annually

adv –1. (4) annually, yearly, every year, each year – (without
missing a year; ”they travel to China annually”)

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daily

adv –1. (37) daily – (every day; without missing a day; ”he stops
by daily”)

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fortnightly

adv –. fortnightly, biweekly – (every two weeks; ”he visited

his cousins fortnightly”)

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hourly

adv –. hourly – (every hour; by the hour; ”daily, hourly, I grew

stronger”)

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monthly

adv –. monthly – (occurring once a month; ”they meet

monthly”)

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nightly

adv –. nightly, every night – (at the end of each day; ”she checks
on her roses nightly”)

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quarterly

adv –1. quarterly – (in diagonally opposed quarters of an

escutcheon; ”two coats of arms borne quarterly”)

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weekly

adv –. hebdomadally, weekly, every week, each week –

(without missing a week; ”she visited her aunt weekly”)

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yearly

adv –. annually, yearly, every year, each year – (without missing

a year; ”they travel to China annually”)

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always

adv –1. (196) always, ever, e’er – (at all times; all the time and on
every occasion; ”I will always be there to help you”; ”always arrives
on time”; ”there is always some pollution in the air”; ”ever hoping
to strike it rich”; ”ever busy”)

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constantly

adv –1. (2) constantly, invariably, always – (without variation or

change, in every case; ”constantly kind and gracious”; ”he
always arrives on time”)

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ever

adv –1. (107) ever, of all time – (at any time; ”did you
ever smoke?”; ”the best con man of all time”)

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frequently

adv –. (39) frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes – (many

times at short intervals; ”we often met over a cup of coffee”)

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generally

adv –1. (37) by and large, generally, more often than not, mostly
– (usually; as a rule; ”by and large it doesn’t rain much here”)

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infrequently

adv –. infrequently – (not many times; ”in your 1850 church you
not infrequently find a dramatic contrast between the sumptuous
appointments of the building itself and the inhuman barrack-like
living conditions in the church room”)

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never

adv –1. (255) never, ne’er – (not ever; at no time in the past or
future; ”I have never been to China”; ”I shall never forget this
day”; ”had never seen a circus”; ”never on Sunday”; ”I will never
marry you!”)

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normally

adv –. (20) normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly, ordinarily

– (under normal conditions; ”usually she was late”)

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occasionally

adv –. (30) occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, now and

then, now and again, at times, from time to time – (now and then
or here and there; ”he was arrogant and occasionally callous”;
”open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees”;
”they visit New York on occasion”; ”now and again she would take
her favorite book from the shelf and read to us”; ”as we drove
along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention”)

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often

adv –1. (153) frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes –

(many times at short intervals; ”we often met over a cup of
coffee”)

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rarely

adv –. (16) rarely, seldom – (not often; ”we rarely

met”)

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regularly

adv –1. (6) regularly, on a regular basis – (in a regular

manner; ”letters arrived regularly from his children”)

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seldom

adv –. (10) rarely, seldom – (not often; ”we rarely

met”)

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sometimes

adv –. (99) sometimes – (on certain occasions or in certain cases

but not always; ”sometimes she wished she were back in England”;
”sometimes her photography is breathtaking”; ”sometimes they
come for a month; at other times for six months”)

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usually

adv –. (96) normally, usually, unremarkably, commonly, ordinarily

– (under normal conditions; ”usually she was late”)

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already

adv –. (107) already – (prior to a specified or implied time; ”she

has already graduated”)

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before

adv –1. (68) earlier, before – (earlier in time; previously; ”I had

known her before”; ”as I said before”; ”he called me the day before
but your call had come even earlier”; ”her parents had died four
years earlier”; ”I mentioned that problem earlier”)

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early

adv –1. (19) early on, early – (during an early stage; ”early on in
her career”)

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earlier

adv –1. (18) earlier, before – (earlier in time; previously; ”I had

known her before”; ”as I said before”; ”he called me the day before
but your call had come even earlier”; ”her parents had died four
years earlier”; ”I mentioned that problem earlier”)

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eventually

adv –. (14) finally, eventually – (after an unspecified period of

time or an especially long delay)

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finally

adv –1. (44) finally, eventually – (after an unspecified period of

time or an especially long delay)

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first

adv –1. (58) first, firstly, foremost, first of all, first off –
(before anything else; ”first we must consider the garter
snake”)

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formerly

adv –. (7) once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst – (at a

previous time; ”at one time he loved her”; ”her erstwhile writing”;
”she was a dancer once”;)

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just

adv –1. (162) merely, simply, just, only, but – (and nothing more; ”I
was merely asking”; ”it is simply a matter of time”; ”just a scratch”;
”he was only a child”; ”hopes that last but a moment”)

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last

adv –1. (4) last – (most recently; ”I saw him last in

London”)

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late

adv –1. (16) late, belatedly, tardily – (later than usual or than
expected; ”the train arrived late”; ”we awoke late”; ”the children
came late to school”; ”notice came so tardily that we almost
missed the deadline”; ”I belatedly wished her a happy birthday” )

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later

adv –1. (107) subsequently, later, afterwards, afterward, after, later

on – (happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; ”he
apologized subsequently”; ”he’s going to the store but he’ll be back
here later”; ”it didn’t happen until afterward”; ”two hours after
that”)

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lately

adv –. (7) recently, late, lately, of late, latterly – (in the recent past;
”he was in Paris recently”; ”lately the rules have been enforced”; ”as
late as yesterday she was fine”; ”feeling better of late”; ”the spelling
was first affected, but latterly the meaning also”)

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next

adv –. (11) next – (at the time or occasion immediately followin

g; ”next the doctor examined his back”)

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previously

adv –. (30) previously, antecedently – (at an earlier time or

formerly; ”she had previously lived in Chicago”; ”he was previously
president of a bank”; ”better than anything previously proposed”;
”a previously unquestioned attitude”; ”antecedently arranged”)

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recently

adv –. (31) recently, late, lately, of late, latterly – (in the recent
past; ”he was in Paris recently”; ”lately the rules have been
enforced”; ”as late as yesterday she was fine”; ”feeling better of
late”; ”the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning
also”)

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soon

adv –. (60) soon, shortly, presently, before long – (in the near
future; ”the doctor will soon be here”; ”the book will appear
shortly”; ”she will arrive presently”; ”we should have news before
long”)

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still

adv –1. (233) still – (with reference to action or condition; without

change, interruption, or cessation; ”it’s still warm outside”; ”will
you still love me when we’re old and grey?”)

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yet

adv –1. (22) yet – (up to the present time; ”I have yet to see the
results”; ”details are yet to be worked out”)

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