Word groups

Question 1

a short period of time
    research suggests
    a furious pace
    a control group
    brain scans
    before and after
    a 3-month period
    intensive study
    remained unchanged
    learning new material
    spatial navigation
    put more effort into
    to different degrees
    put in effort
    keep up with

Answer 1

a short period of time
    research suggests
    a furious pace
    a control group
    brain scans
    before and after
    a 3-month period
    intensive study
    remained unchanged
    learning new material
    spatial navigation
    put more effort into
    to different degrees
    put in effort
    keep up with

Question 2

What do people do with time?

Answer 2

spend time on things
devote time to things
“Devote” is similar to “spend” but seems more thoughtful and purposeful.
waste time
(But not you, of course!)
be out of time
This means that there’s no more time left to do something.
bide your time
This means to wait patiently but alertly for something that you want.
manage your time
check the time

Question 3

What do things or activities do with time?

Answer 3

take time
eat up your time
Things that you don’t want to do which take a long time “eat up” your time.
help the time pass
When you’re bored or waiting for something to happen, activities like reading, playing games, and so on “help the time pass”.

Question 4

What does time itself do?

Answer 4

time passes
time elapses
“Elapse” is a scientific-sounding way to say “pass”
time flies
There’s a famous saying, “Time flies when you’re having fun.”
time drags
When you’re bored, time seems to “drag”, or go really slowly.
time slips away
This sounds sad.
time heals all wounds
This is a famous saying which means that you