You have a call today. You check the time. What time is the call? Don't be late — meetings start on time.
O'clock
/əˈklɒk/
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Half past
/hæf pæst/
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Quarter to
/ˈkwɔːrtər tuː/
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AM / PM
/eɪ ɛm/ /piː ɛm/
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Noon
/nuːn/
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Today
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Week
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Quarter
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Past
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To
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Early
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Late
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Call
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| Digital | We say | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | nine o'clock | |
| 10:30 | half past ten | |
| 4:45 | quarter to five | |
| 12:00 | noon | |
| 3:00 PM | three PM |
Our department has people total — about thirty per team.
Some Turkish phone numbers use the word for repeated digits — like double two.
The standup is at ten thirty, also called ten in spoken English.
If your meeting is at nine forty-five, you can also say ten.
Some managers come to prepare before the day begins.
The team meeting is at three — please be for the start.
Practice
Match each digital time to the correct expression.
The meeting is at 2:30. It is .
If the meeting is at 9:00 and you arrive at 8:50, you are ___.
Ten ten is 10:10. Ten
What time is "quarter to five"?
You arrive at work. You say to the team: everyone, let us start.