Time expressions

3. The man was born at the ..... of the century.
4. The time is ..... , we must finish.
5. If you do something in ....., you do it early enough.
7. This is a period when we were children.
8. We meet on a regular .....- every second weekend.
11. A ..... is a period of one thousand years.
15. No ..... had she graduated than she found a very well-paid job.
16. A ..... is a period of two weeks.
17. Can you ..... me some time later on?
18. Our plane wasn’t late, on the contrary – it was twenty minutes ..... of time.
21. The party was great, we had a ..... of time.
22. If you are on the ..... of doing something, you are very close to doing it.
23. You don’t need to make a decision right now, ..... your time.
24. I hope that my new mobile will stand the ..... of time.

1. The lecture was really boring, it ..... on.
2. I haven’t seen him for donkey’s ..... , so I’m looking forward to our meeting.
3. When you are 13, you are in your ..... .
6. A ..... is a period of two weeks.
9. It was a race ..... time, but we made it!
10. The president is ..... to make a speech in the Parliament at 5 o’clock.
12. I didn’t really need it. I bought it on an ..... .
13. A ..... is a period of ten years.
14. I guess that such things won’t happen shortly, but in very ..... future.
19. I don’t want to waste ..... my life living here and doing nothing!
20. You must hurry up if you want to ..... the deadline.