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Speaker 1: Have you ever been in a meeting that felt like

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it would never end? You keep looking at the clock, thinking, oh, man,

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is this ever going to finish? But then there are

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other times when the opposite happens. Maybe you're hanging out

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with friends watching a great movie and suddenly you look

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at the clock and think, wow, where did the time go?

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In English, we actually have several very useful phrasal verbs

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to talk about situations like these. So in today's podcast

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English Lesson, we're going to look at some common phrasal

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verbs related to time that you can use all the

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time in your everyday conversations.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from

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New York City, and here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 1: Okay, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael here

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from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode one thousand and nine.

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Fraser verbs related to time. Let's start with the Fraser

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verb drag on. When something drags on, it continues for

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longer than expected or longer than necessary, and because of that,

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it often feels boring or tiring or frustrating. For example,

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imagine you're watching a movie that everyone said, oh, it's exciting,

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but halfway through you start to lose interest because the

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story just keeps going and going. You might say that

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movie really dragged on. I almost fell asleep. Or imagine

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you're in a meeting that was supposed to last thirty minutes,

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but an hour later, people are still talking and nothing

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is getting decided, so you might think, oh, man, this

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meeting is really dragging on. Here's another one. Think about

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winter in a cold place. Sometimes people say something like, ah,

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this winter is really dragging on. I can't wait for spring.

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I think I said that this morning. So when something

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drags on, it simply continues longer than people expected or wanted. Next,

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let's talk about carve out. When you carve out time,

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it means you make or create time for something in

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your schedule, especially when you're all already busy. For example,

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I have a friend who works long hours but still

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wants to spend time with their family. They might say

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something like, no matter how busy I get, I always

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try to carve out time for dinner with my family.

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Or like, maybe someone has a demanding job during the

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week but enjoys painting or playing music. They might say

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on weekends, I always try to carve out a few

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hours to work on my paintings. And sometimes people use

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this expression at work too. For example, a manager might say,

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let's try to carve out some time next week to

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discuss the project. In all of these situations, carving out

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time means intentionally creating time in your schedule for something important.

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Another useful expression related to time time is date back.

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When something dates back to a certain time, it means

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that it started or originated at that time in the past.

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For example, if you visit a very old building or

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historical site, a tour guide might say something like, this

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castle dates back to the twelfth century. That means the

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castle was built during that time. Here's another example. Many

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traditions have a long history, so like the tradition of

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celebrating Halloween dates back to ancient Celtic festivals. And this

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expression can also be used in everyday conversation. For example,

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someone might say, you know, my love of music dates

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back to when I was a kid. In other words,

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that interest started along time. I'm a go. Now, let's

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look at two phrasal verbs that are very similar fit

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in and squeeze in. Both of these fraser verbs mean

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to find time for something in a busy schedule. The

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idea is that your schedule is already full, but you

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manage to make something work anyway. Like imagine a friend

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who has a very busy week but still wants to

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meet you for coffee. They might say, Ah, I'm really

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busy this week, but I think I can fit in

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a quick coffee on Thursday afternoon. Here's another example. Maybe

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someone has meetings all day at work, but during a

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short break they managed to see a friend. They might say,

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between meetings, I managed to squeeze in lunch with a friend.

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Or imagine you're traveling for work, but you still want

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to exercise. You might say, even when I'm traveling, I

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try to fit in a quick workout at the hotel gym.

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In these situations, both fit in and squeeze in mean

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that you find time for something even though your schedule

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is already tight. And finally, let's look at two more

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frasal verbs that describe how time moves go by and

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pass by. Both of these phrasal verbs are used when

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we talk about the movement of time, especially when it

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feels fast. For example, someone might say the years really

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go by quickly. This is something people often say when

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they're talking about getting older or looking back on their life.

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And here's another everyday example. Imagine you're spending the weekend

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with friends and having a great time. Suddenly it's Sunday night,

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and you might say, wow, the weekend pass by so fast.

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And here's one more situation that many people experience. When

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you're enjoying a concert, a movie, or vacation, time seems

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to move quickly. You might hear someone say time really

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goes by fast when you're having fun. You know, we

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also say time flies when you're having fun. These expressions

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help describe the feeling that time moves quickly when we're

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enjoying ourselves. So let's recap today. We looked at several

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phrasal verbs related to time that come up often in

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every day English conversation. If something drags on, it continues

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longer than expected. If you carve out time, you create

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time in your schedule for something important. When something dates

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back to a certain time, it started in the past

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at that time. If you fit in something or squeeze

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something in, you manage to make time for it even

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when you're busy. And when time goes by or passes by,

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it simply means that time moves forward, often faster than

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we realize. So here's your challenge this week. Pay attention

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to how people talk about time in English. Maybe you'll

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notice somebody says something is dragging on, or maybe you'll

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hear someone say they're trying to carve out time for

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a hobby, or maybe you'll suddenly realize that the weekend

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just flew by. When you start noticing these expressions in

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real conversations, it becomes much easier to remember them and

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use them yourself. And keep in mind, the best way

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to remember English like this at any other word or

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phrase in English, is to take that word or phrase,

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write it in a sentence that's true for you or

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true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. So

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go ahead, do that writing in your notebook. Now. Hey,

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thanks for listening, and remember, learning another language is not easy,

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but it's not impossible, and I'm here to help you

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on your journey.

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