Mastering Time in English: How to Plan Your Week Like a Pro | Easy English Conversation Podcast

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Is your week a complete mess? Do you miss meetings and show up late? In this episode, Mia (chaos queen) and Mark (organization expert) tackle TIME EXPRESSIONS—one of the trickiest parts of English!

We break down "quarter past," the preposition triangle (AT/ON/IN), and teach you professional phrases like "I'm at capacity" and "hard stop" to sound like a time management pro.

In this episode, you will:
✓ Master "quarter past," "half past," "quarter to" with real examples
✓ Conquer AT (clock times), ON (days/dates), IN (months/years)
✓ Learn to reschedule professionally: "Something came up," "Does Wednesday work?"
✓ Understand "9 AM sharp" and professional time vocabulary
✓ Discover: ahead/behind schedule, buffer time, back-to-back meetings
✓ Learn "pencil in" vs "pen in" for planning
✓ Master polite declines: "I'm at capacity," "Check my bandwidth"
✓ Understand ASAP, ETA, TBD, TBA, 24/7
✓ Practice realistic rescheduling role-play

Who is this for?
Intermediate learners (A2-B2) struggling with time prepositions

Professionals scheduling meetings in English
Anyone confused by "this Friday" vs "next Friday"

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KEY VOCABULARY:

Telling Time:
Quarter past = 15 min after (2:15)

Half past = 30 min after (2:30)

Quarter to = 15 min before (2:45)

Sharp = exactly on time

Preposition Triangle:
AT → clock times (at 9 AM, at noon, at night)

ON → days/dates (on Monday, on June 15th)

IN → months/years/seasons (in July, in 2024, in winter, in the morning)

Rescheduling:
"I can't make it" / "Something came up"

"Can we reschedule?" / "Does Wednesday work?"

"Are we still on?" = Is this still happening?

Professional Phrases:
Ahead/behind schedule = Early/late on timeline

Buffer time = Extra time between activities

Back-to-back = No breaks between meetings

Pencil in = Tentatively schedule

Pen in = Definitely schedule

Hard stop = Must leave at specific time

Time thieves = Activities stealing your time

Capacity Phrases:
"I'm at capacity" = Reached my limit

"Let me check my bandwidth" = Check availability

"I'm swamped" = Extremely busy

Acronyms:
ASAP = As Soon As Possible

ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival

TBD = To Be Determined

TBA = To Be Announced

24/7 = All the time

MIA'S COMMON MISTAKES:
❌ "in Monday" → ✅ "on Monday"
❌ "at the morning" → ✅ "in the morning"
❌ Saying yes without checking → ✅ "Let me check my calendar"

MARK'S PRO TIPS:
✅ Build buffer time between meetings
✅ Set alarms 30 min before events
✅ Say actual dates (avoid "this/next Friday" confusion)
✅ Always communicate if running late

EPISODE INCLUDES:
Mia's disaster week story

Clock time expressions explained

Realistic phone reschedule role-play

Professional vocabulary breakdown

Modern acronyms decoded

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