Destination C1&C2 - Unit 6: Time and work

civil service

[n. phr.] a country's government departments and the people who work in them

client

[n.] someone who pays for or uses the services of a professional person such as a doctor or lawyer

colleague

[n.] someone who works in the same organisation or department as you

consultant

[n.] an expert or a professional person whose job is to give help and advice on a particular subject

consultant

[n.] a senior doctor in a hospital who is an expert in a particular medical subject

effective

[adj.] someone or something that is______ works well and produces the result that was intended

efficient

[adj.] someone or something that is________ works well and produces good results by using the available time, money, supplies, etc in the most effective way

executive

[n.] a senior manager in a business or other organisation

fire

[v.] to make someone leave their job, sometimes as a punishment

headhunt

[v.] to try to persuade someone to leave their job and go to work for another company

leave

[n.] a period of time away from your job or the armed forces

marketing

[n.] the ways in which a company encourages people to buy its products by deciding on price, type of customer and advertising policy

multinational

[n.] a large company that has offices, shops or factories in several countries

multinational

[adj.] involving several different countries, or (of a business) producing and selling goods in several different countries:

private sector

[n. phr.] all the businesses, industries and services that are not owned or managed by the government

promotion

[n.] a move to higher level in a company, institution or sport

promotion

[n.] the activity of encouraging or supporting something

promotion

[n.] the process of attracting people's attention to a product or event, for example by advertising

prospects

[n. pl.] the possibility that something will happen, especially something good

public sector

[n. phr.] the industries and services, for example schools and hospitals, that are supported by tax money and controlled by the government of a country

recruit

[n.] a new member of a military force or an organisation, especially someone who has recently joined

recruit

[v.] to get someone to work in a company or join an organisation

recruit

[v.] to get someone to help you do something

redundant

[adj.] having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you:

sack

[v.] to tell someone they can no longer work at their job

strike

[n.] a period of time during which people refuse to work, as a protest about pay or conditions of work

strike

[v.] to refuse to work for a period of time as a protest about your pay or conditions of work

union

[n.] an organisation that represents the workers in a particular industry and tries to improve pay, conditions, etc

a stitch in time (saves nine)

it's better to solve a problem now, rather than leave it until later when it might be more difficult to deal with it

all in good time

used for telling someone to wait for something and not try to make you hurry

at a drop of a hat

immediately or in a way that shows that you have no doubts about doing sth

before your time

used for saying that sth happened or existed before you were born or you lived somewhere

for good

permanently, without the possibility of change in the future

for time being

for now

from time to time

sometimes, but not often

in / for donkey's years

an extremely long time

in the nick of time

just in time to prevent sth bad happening

once in a blue moon

very rarely

on/at the spur of the moment

to do sth suddenly without taking time to plan or think carefully about it

the other day

recently

crop up

appear or happen suddenly or unexpectedly

dive in

start doing sth in a very enthusiastic way

end up

be in a particular place or state after doing sth

or because of doing it

kick off (with)

begin (with)

knock off

stop working

knuckle down

start working hard, especially when you should have done this earlier

lay off

end someone's employment, especially temporarily, because there is not enough work for them

lay off

stop doing or using sth, especially for a short period of time

lie ahead

if sth _______________ it's going to happen to you in the future

make up

work at different times from usual because you have not worked enough at the normal times

press ahead / on (with)

continue doing sth in a determined way, despite difficulties, opposition or interruptions

set out

start doing or working on sth in order to achieve an aim

snowed under

if you are _______________, you have too much of sth to deal with

take on

start to employ someone; accept someone to work or responsibility

tide over

help someone to get to the end of a difficult period of time, especially by giving them money until they can get some more

while away

spend time in a relaxed way when you have nothing else to do

wind down

end or finish sth gradually; gradually reduce work before stopping completely relax after a period of excitement or worry

abrupt

[adj.] sudden and unexpected, often in an unpleasant way

anachronism

[n.] something that is no longer suitable for or relevant to modern times

annual

[adj.] happening once a year

annual

[adj.] calculated or considered over a period of one year

antique

[adj.] old and valuable

antique

[n.] an old object such as a piece of furniture or jewellery that is valuable because it is rare, beautiful or well made

century

[n.] a period of 100 years, usually counted from year ending in -00. For example, the 20th century is the period from 1900 to 1999

chronological

[adj.] arranged or described in the order in which events happened

contemporary

[adj.] modern or relating to the present time

contemporary

[adj.] alive or existing at the same time as a particular event or person

contemporary

[n.] someone alive at the same time as a particular event or person

decade

[n.] a period of ten years, especially one beginning with a year a that ends in a 0, for example 1990 to 1999

duration

[n.] the period of time during which something continues to happen or exist

elapse

[v.] (time) passes

era

[n.] a period of time that has a particular quality or character

eternal

[adj.] continuing for ever or for a very long time

expire

[v.] (an agreement, offer or official document…) comes to and end/stop being used.

frequency

[n.] the number of times that something happens during a period of time

instantaneous

[adj.] immediate

interim

[adj.] intended to last or perform an activity only until someone or something permanent or final is available

interim

[n.] the time between one thing happening and another, or while waiting for something permanent or final to become available

interval

[n.] a period of time between two events

interval

[n.] a short break between the parts of something such as a play or concert

lapse

[n.] a short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do things in the right way

lapse

[n.] period of time between two events

lapse

[v.] to stop gradually or for a short time

lapse

[v.] (official document, decision or right ) tobe no longer effective

lifetime

[n.] the period of time when someone is alive

lifetime

[n.] the length of time that something exists or works

long-standing

[adj.] having a existed for a long time

millennium

[n.] a period of 1,000 years or the beginning of a period of 1,000 years

obsolete

[adj.] no longer used because of being replaced by something newer and more effective

overdue

[adj.] should have arrived / been done / been paid / etc before now

period

[n.] an amount of time during which something happens

permanent

[adj.] happening or existing for a long time or for all time in the future

phase

[n.] a particular period of time during the development of something

postpone

[v.] to decide that something will not be done at the time when it was planned for, but at a later time

prior

[adj.] happening, existing or done before a particular time

prompt

[adj.] immediate or quick

prompt

[adj.] happening or arriving at exactly a particular time

provisional

[adj.] intended to be temporary, and likely to be changed when other arrangements are made

provisional

[adj.] arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.

punctual

[adj.] arriving or happening at the time agreed on