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USEFUL TIME EXPRESSIONS

- (In) the period from…..to……/ between……and ((in) the period from January to
April... between January and April...)
- During (during the first two years...)

- In the first/ last three months of the year
- Over the period from…….to……..
- Over the next...for the following... (for the following five years... Over the next five
years...)

- Over a ten-year period
- After that/ then
- Until
- Throughout the year/ throughout the period/ each month of the year

- Subsequently
- For the rest of the year
- In January/ it began the year/ at the beginning of the year/ at the beginning of the
period

- In December/ the end of the year

You should pay attention to how you are using them. Keep your sentences short but clear
by using those kinds of phrases. Notice that your sentences should be relatively short.

You don’t need to write long sentences to impress people. Long sentences tend to get
grammar problems. What easier to read is a three line sentence or two line sentence.
What is easier to remember, a 100 page book or 10 page book? Of course, a 10 page
book. So, keep things short and use the proper linking phrases to allow your overall

sentences to connect. That’s the key.