| A | B |
|---|
| lorsque | when |
| pendant | while, during |
| durant, lors de | during |
| en même temps | at the same time |
| à ce moment-là | at that moment, at that time |
| avoir le temps | to have time |
| avoir tout son temps | to have all the time in the world |
| prendre son temps | to take your time |
| être pressé | to be in a hurry |
| être débordé | to be overwhelmed (w/ things to do) |
| être stressé | to be stressed |
| perdre du temps | to waste time |
| gagner du temps | to make up time, to save time |
| perdre son temps | to waste your time |
| rattraper le temps perdu | to make up for lost time |
| la ponctualité, l'exactitude | timeliness |
| fixer un rendez-vous | to make an appointment |
| arriver à l'heure | to arrive on time |
| arriver à temps | to arrive in time |
| en retard | late |
| à une heure indue | at all hours, at an unseemly hour (of the evening) |
| retarder | to delay |
| remettre à plus tard | to put off until later |
| se décommander | to cancel, withdraw from an invitation or appointment |
| annuler | to cancel |
| l'heure tourne | time's ticking away, it's getting late |
| cette réunion n'en finit pas | this meeting is endless |
| se prolonger, traîner en longueur | to drag on |
| attendre | to wait |
| patienter un instant, un moment | to be patient for a moment, to hold (phone) |
| trouver le temps long | to feel that time is dragging on (or something like that!) |
| languir | to languish |
| bref | brief, short |
| éphémère | fleeting, transient, ephemeral |
| interminable | endless, never-ending |
| s'attarder | to linger, to stay late |
| échelonner les réunions | to space out meetings (throughout the day, for ex.) |
| après (que) | after |
| avant (que/de) | before |
| dès que | as soon as, upon (something happening) |
| aussitôt que | as soon as |
| une fois que | once (something has happened) |
