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1. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 314234Piece of time/fragment of time/portion of time/bits of time

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   Mar 17, 2016 · A piece of time sounds rather poetic. All of your suggestions make sense as a period of time, which is more prosaically idiomatic.. According to this ngram, portion of time was significantly more popular up to the mid 1900s, after which bit of time became more popular.

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2. ludwig.guru › s › a+piece+of+timea piece of time | English examples in context | Ludwig

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   The phrase "a piece of time" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe a limited or brief amount of time. For example, "I have a piece of time to finish my project before the deadline." exact ( 8 ) It is meant to portray a piece of time and appropriate to watch at any time. 1.

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   Mar 17, 2016 · Mar 17, 2016. #1. Hello, I have a question regarding the use of certain words to express an idea that implies portions of time. Is a “piece of time” an idiom or does it literally mean a “ fragment of time”? I would really like to know if there’s another natural way to say “a fragment of time”. For instance:

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   2. The Guardian - Lifestyle. Leader Miliband should note that Doncaster – a town in northern England he is kind enough to represent – recorded one of the firmest rebuttals of this piece of time-wasting nonsense. 3. The Guardian. Show more... High quality example sentences with “piece of time” in context from reliable sources - Ludwig is ...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarPiece words and group words - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Piece words and group words - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary

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6. www.quantamagazine.org › what-is-the-nature-ofWhat Is the Nature of Time? | Quanta Magazine

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   Feb 29, 2024 · Perhaps we’re not really moving through time. Perhaps the present, past and future are all equally real. I’m Steve Strogatz, and this is “The Joy of Why,” a podcast from Quanta Magazine, where my co-host, Janna Levin, and I take turns exploring some of the biggest unanswered questions in math and science today.

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   What is a portion of time?

   • It isn't clear exactly what is meant by a "portion of time", a "piece of time" or a "fragment of time". None of these are standard idioms. The lines you quote sound like a poem, and poets often play with words in unusual ways. In ordinary prose you might use terms like "time interval", "time period", "time slot", "lifetime", etc.

   Piece of time/fragment of time/portion of time/bits of time

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   What are piece words?

   • Piece words make it possible to talk about a single unit or units of something which is seen as uncountable. Piece words include words such as piece, bit, item, article. We normally use them with of. We can use them in the singular or the plural. We need information about trains to Moscow. She told me an interesting piece of information.

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   How are piece words arranged?

   • The piece words are arranged from the least formal ( bit) to the most formal ( article ). furniture, clothing (article is the least common piece word and is rather formal. It combines mostly with these two nouns). This is a new piece of equipment which helps rescuers find earthquake victims trapped in buildings.

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   Is time a mixture of space and time?

   • But to do that, it turns out that what one guy would call time, the other guy calls a mixture of space and time. It’s a mathematically simple mixture. It’s what we call a linear combination, but it definitely is a mixture of space and time. So, this introduces the idea that there’s some flexibility in defining what time is.

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8. www.powerthesaurus.org › piece_of_time › synonymsSynonyms for Piece of time - Power Thesaurus

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