 | English | German  |  |
 | throughout {adv} | 1349 durchgehend [die ganze Zeit hindurch] |  |
 | once {adv} [at some time in the past] | 889 einst [geh.] [früher (einmal), vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | considerable {adj} [after considerable time] | 467 geraum [nach geraumer Zeit] |  |
 | contemporary {adj} [occurring at the same time] | 418 gleichzeitig [zur gleichen Zeit, in derselben Epoche] |  |
 | throughout {prep} | 150 zeit [+Gen.] [z. B. zeit meines Lebens] |  |
 | erstwhile {adv} [archaic] [formerly] | 115 einst [geh.] [früher, vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | recent {adj} | 95 neuer [nur attr.: aus jüngerer, letzter Zeit] |  |
 | up {adv} [time, season etc.] | 71 rum [ugs.] [herum, vorbei, vorüber (Zeit, Saison etc.)] |  |
 | preparatory {adj} [e.g. course, period, stage] | 63 Vorbereitungs- [z. B. Kurs, Zeit, Phase] |  |
 | concurrently {adv} | 46 zugleich [zur gleichen Zeit] |  |
 | prison {adj} [attr.] [e.g. conditions, sentence, term, depression] | 42 Haft- [Gefängnis-; z. B. Bedingungen, Strafe (Urteil), Zeit, Depression] |  |
 | fugacious {adj} [literary] | 26 vergänglich [Zeit, Jugend etc.] |  |
 | prelapsarian {adj} | 25 [die Zeit vor dem Sündenfall betreffend] |  |
 | comp. math. computing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. capacity, error, method, operation, power, time] | 24 Rechen- [z. B. Kapazität, Fehler, Methode, Operation, Leistung, Zeit] |  |
 | up {adv} [time is up etc.] | 23 um [die Zeit ist um usw.] |  |
 | erst {adv} [archaic] [long ago, formerly] | 21 einst [geh.] [früher, vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | once {adv} [at some time in the past, formerly] | 18 einstens [geh.] [früher (einmal), vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | all [one's life] | 18 zeit [+Gen.] [z. B. zeit meines Lebens] |  |
 | astron. phys. orbital {adj} [e.g. movement, period] | 17 Umlauf- [Orbital-] [z. B. Bewegung, Zeit] |  |
 | in {prep} [one's lifetime] | 16 zeit [+Gen.] [z. B. zeit meines Lebens] |  |
 | coevally {adv} [contemporal] | 15 gleichzeitig [in / aus derselben Zeit, Epoche] |  |
 | apropos {adv} | 14 gelegen [passend, zur rechten Zeit] |  |
 | lately {adv} | 13 jüngst [in jüngster Zeit] |  |
 | hist. relig. Reformation {adj} [attr.] | 10 reformatorisch [aus der Zeit der Reformation] |  |
 | full {adj} [busy, active] | 8 ausgefüllt [Zeit, Leben] |  |
 | hist. Carolean {adj} | 6 [(die Zeit von) König Karl I. und II. von England betreffend] |  |
 | meteo. rainy {adj} [e.g. day, weather, squall, season] | 6 Regen- [z. B. Tag, Wetter, Bö, Zeit] |  |
 | wrapped up {adj} {past-p} [engaged] | beschäftigt [seine Zeit jdm./etw. gewidmet] |  |
 | once {adv} [once upon a time, formerly] | dermaleinst [veraltet] [früher, vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | these days {adv} | derzeit [zur Zeit, gegenwärtig] |  |
 | flying {adj} [attr.] [e.g. ban, experience, time, fox] | Flug- [z. B. Verbot, Praxis, Zeit, Hund] |  |
 | on occasion {adv} [idiom] | gelegentlich [von Zeit zu Zeit] |  |
 | with no historical records {adj} | geschichtslos [Zeit] |  |
 | at the longest {adv} [of time] | höchstens [Zeit] |  |
 | for a short time {adv} | kurzfristig [für kurze Zeit] |  |
 | long ago {adv} | längst [vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | you see [I haven't got time; you see, I'm going to the pub] | nämlich [ich habe keine Zeit; ich gehe nämlich in die Kneipe] |  |
 | agr. hort. sowing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. device, machine, time] | Sä- [z. B. Vorrichtung, Maschine, Zeit] |  |
 | in due course {adv} | seinerzeit [zu gegebener Zeit] [österr.] [selten] [veraltet] |  |
 | in due time {adv} | seinerzeit [zu seiner, gegebener Zeit] [österr.] [veraltend] |  |
 | games sports playing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. age, card, field, piece, time] | Spiel- [z. B. Alter, Karte, Feld, Figur, Zeit] |  |
 | elapsing {adj} {pres-p} [e.g. time] | verstreichend [z. B. Zeit] |  |
 | erstwhile {adv} [archaic] [formerly] | vordem [veraltend] [auch hum.] [vor längerer Zeit, früher] |  |
 | a long time ago {adv} | vorzeiten [poet.: vor langer Zeit] |  |
 | in times of yore {adv} [dated] [a long time ago] | vorzeiten [poet.] [vor langer Zeit, einstmals] |  |
 | within a narrow time frame {adv} | zeitnah [in kurzer Zeit, zügig] |  |
 | at once {adv} [simultaneously, at the same time] | zugleich [gleichzeitig, zur gleichen Zeit] |  |
 | interwar {adj} [also: inter-war] [e.g. period, years, generation] [period between WW I und WW II] | Zwischenkriegs- [z. B. Zeit, Jahre, Generation] [Zeit zwischen WK I und WK II] |  |
Verbs |
 | to dawdle [waste time; be slow] | 1090 trödeln [ugs.] [Zeit verschwenden; langsam sein] |  |
 | to elapse | 841 verstreichen [Zeit] |  |