Idioms: Time and Change
Time and change idioms is the B2 figurative collection covering temporal and transformational meanings. Time flies (time passes quickly), time is money (don’t waste time), in the nick of time (just in time), behind the times (out of date), call it a day (stop working for the day), around the clock (continuously), a leopard can’t change its spots (people don’t fundamentally change), turn over a new leaf (start fresh), out with the old, in with the new (embrace change). Learners build the time-and-change idiom range.
This worksheet builds B2 fluency with time-and-change idioms.
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What’s inside:
- An idiom bank with 18 time-and-change expressions
- Matching task: idiom to meaning
- Gap-fill in contextual sentences
- Production task: describe a personal change using three target idioms
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Time-vs-change distinction: some idioms describe duration (around the clock), some transformation (turn over a new leaf). Cultural variation: change-related idioms reflect cultural attitudes toward fixity vs flexibility. Register: most are conversational-to-neutral.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE) Reading-Use of English. Part of the Time, Work & Money Idioms collection — the natural next step is Idioms: Money and Business.
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