L2 - Time for Change (Time,Change) Flashcards
retrospect
/ˈret.rəʊ.spekt/
in retrospect
thinking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more now than you did then
– In retrospect, I wonder if we should have done more.
When you consider something in retrospect, you think about it afterwards, and often have a different opinion about it from the one that you had at the time.
In retrospect, I wish that I had thought about alternative courses of action…
In retrospect, and with the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that this was a bad decision.
{/ˈhaɪnd.saɪt/ Hindsight is the ability to understand and realize something about an event after it has happened, although you did not understand or realize it at the time.}
contemporary
existing or happening now:
contemporary music/literature/art/fashion
Although it was written hundreds of years ago, it still has a contemporary (= modern) feel to it.
bygone
/ˈbaɪ.gɒn/ appening or existing a long time ago: a bygone age / era The book recalls other memories of a bygone age. ...bygone generations. گذشته، کهنه، قدیمی
immediate
an immediate reaction / response * to take immediate action * RAM stores information for immediate access.
2 [usually before noun] existing now and needing urgent attention:
Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died. * The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic. * The hospital says she’s out of immediate danger. * The report focuses on some of the more immediate problems facing us.
preceding
formal happening or coming before the time, place, or part mentioned
income tax paid in preceding years
current
of the present time:
Have you seen the current issue of (= the most recently published) Vogue magazine?
topical
connected with sth that is happening or of interest at the present time:
a topical joke / reference * topical crimes / events
topicality noun [U, sing.]:
status quo
status quo
noun
[sing.] (from Latin) the situation as it is now, or as it was before a recent change:
to defend / restore the status quo * conservatives who want to maintain the status quo.
There will always be people who resist change and want to maintain the status quo.
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enormous
extremely large
SYN HUGE, IMMENSE:
an enormous house / dog * an enormous amount of time / money / information * enormous interest / pressure / responsibility * The problems facing the President are enormous.
extremely or very much:
She worked enormously hard on the project.
The show was enormously popular.
modest
not very large, expensive, important, etc:
modest improvements / reforms * He charged a relatively modest fee. * a modest little house * The research was carried out on a modest scale.
immense
extremely large or great
SYN ENORMOUS:
There is still an immense amount of work to be done. * The benefits are immense. * a project of immense importance * To my immense relief, he didn’t notice my mistake.
gradual
a gradual increase
happening slowly over a long period; not sudden:
a gradual change in the climate * Recovery from the disease is very gradual.
A gradual change or process occurs in small stages over a long period of time, rather than suddenly.
Losing weight is a slow, gradual process…
You can expect her progress at school to be gradual rather than brilliant.
profound
very great; felt or experienced very strongly:
profound changes in the earth’s climate * My father’s death had a profound effect on us all. * The news came as a profound shock. * The report has profound implications for schools. * Her sense of disappointment was profound.
extraordinary
unexpected, surprising or strange:
It’s extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party. * What an extraordinary thing to say! * The president took the extraordinary step of apologizing publicly for his behaviour!
sweeping
to move, especially quickly and powerfully:
Everyone looked up as she swept into the room.
The fire swept (= spread quickly) through the house.
The National Party swept into power (= easily won the election) with a majority of almost 200.
