How does one display a date and a time on one line? Example: Sep 25, 2019 20:59 How would this be displayed on one line? Adding another , after 2019 does not look/feel right to me. Is there a rule? Answer I would write either Sep 25, 2019 at 20:59 or 20:59 on Sep 25, … Read more
This is my first question on this website! I want to say something like “The meeting will be held at 9:30 in the morning of Sep 12, 2019.” and “I will be on a travelling business in Sep 30, 2019.” How to naturally use the time expressions “at 9:30 in the morning of Sep 12, … Read more
I encountered this sentence when I was learning another language. I have never used such a sentence in English nor seen one, but it seems it exists. What idea does this sentence trying to convey? What time should we relate to? Answer Days of Future Passed In English we normally call this construction the future … Read more
Since “at one time” is a time indicator, shouldn’t the gerund “operating” be equivalent, while giving a better flow joining sentences? Or is it more confusing/improper? Preceding text of the same paragraph: While ***** currently serves western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia, the chain also served the Harrisburg, Lancaster, and York, Pennsylvania markets … Read more
Is it correct to say “I noticed how much passed since we connected.” Would one deduce time by reading this? Or you have to specify “time” after much? Answer Yes, you have to use the word time. In the sentence Much time passed. the word much is acting as an adjective, telling us the quantity … Read more
I write an essay and need to use the phrase like: He will pay for a laptop in ten years (I suppose he borrowed money, but I don’t want to use “pay back”) Question: should we use “in” preposition? He will pay for a laptop in ten years. OR He will pay for a laptop … Read more
E.g., I would like to say X was almost impossible to be used in research until 2000s despite being invented a decade ago In this sentence, I would like to express that X was invented in 1990s. Would this sentence be understandable? Or do I have to say …despite being invented in 1990s? I would … Read more
Is “time” plural in the expressions “all the time” and “all these time”? Which is correct? The first result I get on Google states that the latter is not idiomatic, but apparently “all these moments” are better… I would like to stick to the word ‘time’, however. Context: Even after all this time, he could … Read more
I am looking for a better, possibly idiomatic, phrase to describe the place in time “since the hour last changed”. A simplistic example: if the time was 6.31pm, it would be thirty-one minutes since the hour last changed. Another usage could be for whenever a counter is reset every hour, on the hour. For example, … Read more
You can measure the weight – it is called weighing. If you measure time, what is that called? Is there a single English word for this? I’m thinking especially in the context of measuring the performance of something, for example, to measure the time it takes for a computer program to complete a specific task … Read more
