2021年1月11日 · Note, how "real time" is a noun, whereas "real-time" is an adjective. Looking at the Google Ngrams Viewer: Interesting to note that "real-time" doesn't seem to appear much in books, but perhaps the reason is because it was coined to describe computing, and hence may be used a lot on the internet, but not in books.

Quite often I need to say that I will do something really soon - e.g. in a few hours, but not sure how much time it will take exactly. I usually say something like: I will make it shortly. I will do it in a short while. What are the most common phrases for this? "I will do it soon" sounds rather lengthy. "I will do it ASAP" sounds unsure.

2018年3月25日 · "at a time suitable to you"1. Another turn of phrase is (see this question and its comments for information about the use of this phrase): At a time of your choosing. Attribution. 1 "Definition of 'at Your Convenience'." At Your Convenience Definition and Meaning | Collins English Dictionary. Accessed March 25, 2018.

2022年4月1日 · To be fair, that dictionary also gives genuine as one definition of just plain "real", but I do think that "for real" is much more about legitimacy than "real", to the point that there is a definite difference in meaning. Consider the following examples (mine, this time): A: I don't think this pizza is real. B: I don't think this pizza is for real.

2015年8月31日 · The words time and step describe the method together so you hyphenate. If you're using it to describe a discreet interval of time, it does not; e.x. the first time step uses a forward difference, while subsequent time steps use the central difference method. Google "compound adjectives" for more explanation.

2017年4月18日 · The shortened, stand-alone question, "For real?" seems to have emerged much more recently. The oldest instance I found in a far from exhaustive series of Google Books search was from Danzy Senna, Caucasia (1998): "Birdy Lee? For real?" "Yeah, for real." But that expression probably originated in the longer form of "Are you for real?" meaning ...

2014年1月1日 · But what preposition has to be used when we speak for date and time: I'll see you on January 1st at 17:30. looks ok. But what in this case: It happened on 2014-01-01 17:30. Is "on" correct when we are specifying the date and the time? The date-time comes as a ready text as 2014-01-01 17:30 and I cannot modify it. I can only put text before the ...

2013年3月30日 · @Peter Also confusingly trimester is used when referring to human pregnancy. In this context there are three trimesters in a full-term pregnancy each trimester being roughly three months or thirteen weeks long.

2017年3月14日 · US (in business) a time of significant change in a situation; a turning point. ( Google definition ) And again from Investopedia (sorry for quoting the entire thing, but I think all the points are helpful and material):

2022年9月22日 · GOAT, as a word used in reference to “Greatest of All Time,” had its origin in an expected place: Muhammad Ali. In Sept. 1992, Lonnie Ali, Muhammad Ali’s wife, incorporated G.O.A.T. Inc. This company was used as an umbrella for all of the former boxer’s intellectual properties being used for commercial purposes.