# Speaking Patterns — Time

# === Asking the time ===
1|asking|What time is it?
2|asking|Do you have {the time|a moment|a minute|the current time}?
3|asking|Could you tell me {the time|what time it is|when this starts|how long this takes}?

# === Telling the time ===
4|telling|It's {ten o'clock|half past three|quarter to five|noon|midnight|almost seven}.
5|telling|It's {about 3|a little past 4|just before 6|nearly noon|early evening}.

# === Scheduling ===
6|schedule|Can we {meet|talk|catch up|get coffee} {tomorrow at 3|on Friday|next week|in the morning}?
7|schedule|I'm free {this afternoon|after lunch|tomorrow|on the weekend|tonight after 7}.
8|schedule|Are you {available|free|around} {at 2 PM|tomorrow|this weekend|on Friday|next Monday}?

# === Duration ===
9|duration|It takes {about 10 minutes|an hour|half a day|a few weeks|all afternoon}.
10|duration|I'll be there {in 5 minutes|in an hour|by 3|shortly|in a bit}.
11|duration|It's been {a while|too long|forever|years|two months} since {I've seen you|we talked|we met|she called}.

# === Time of day ===
12|when|I usually {wake up at 7|have lunch at noon|finish work at 6|go to bed by 11|exercise in the morning}.
