pull time

pʊl taɪm

Definition of pull time - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

work

Rare

complete a required duration in a role

Rare

She had to pull time as a manager before promotion.

serve time

legal

Rare

serve a prison sentence

Rare

He had to pull time for his crimes.

do time

serve time

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Expressions with pull

pull down

make clothes lower on the body

She pulled down her sleeves to cover her arms.

pull off

remove something by pulling

He quickly pulled off his shoes..

pull out

remove something from a place where it is attached or enclosed

She carefully pulled out the splinter with tweezers..

pull up

cause a vehicle to stop

She pulled up the car at the curb.

pull ahead

move into a leading position in a race

She managed to pull ahead in the final lap.

pull at

tug or pluck gently with fingers

She would pull at the loose thread on her sweater.

Expressions with time

about time

exp.

referring to the concept of time

We talked about time and its mysteries.

in time

adv.

without being late

She arrived in time for the meeting.

take time

require a long period to happen or be done

Good things take time to develop..

time's up

exp.

the deadline has passed, there is no more time

Time's up, please put your pencils down.

ahead of time

adv.

before the expected moment or deadline

The report was submitted ahead of time.

have the time

be available to do something

I don't have the time to meet today.

out of time

adj.

having no time left to finish something

We were out of time to submit the project.

take your time

use as much time as needed

Take your time to answer the question.

any time now

adv.

very soon, within a short time

The bus should arrive any time now.

as time goes by

adv.

gradually, events develop as months go on

As time goes by, friendships can fade or grow stronger.

Examples of pull time in a sentence

They required her to pull time in the field office.
She might have to pull time for the fraud.
Many have pulled time for lesser offenses.

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French:faire son temps, purger une peine, ...
German:arbeiten, eine Gefängnisstrafe verbüßen, ...
Italian:svolgere il periodo, scontare una pena, ...
Spanish:cumplir tiempo, cumplir condena, ...
Portuguese:cumprir tempo, cumprir pena, ...
Chinese:履行, 服刑, ...
Japanese:時間を過ごす, 服役する, ...
Arabic:قَضَى مدة, قَضَى عُقُوبَة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁלִים תְּקוּפָה, לְרַצוֹת עוֹנֶשׁ מַאֲסָר, ...
Russian:отрабатывать, отбывать срок, ...
Ukrainian:відпрацювати, відбувати строк, ...
Hindi:समय पूरा करना, सजा काटना, ...
Bengali:কাজ করা, কারাদণ্ড ভোগ করা, ...
Catalan:treballar, complir condemna, ...
Czech:odsloužit, odpykávat si trest, ...
Danish:trække tid, sidde i fængsel, ...
Dutch:tijd doorbrengen, straf uitzitten, ...
Greek:εκτελώ καθήκοντα, εκτίω ποινή, ...
Hungarian:letölteni, börtönbüntetést tölteni, ...
Khmer:បំពេញរយៈពេលការងារដែលតម្រូវក្នុងតួនាទីមួយ, ជាប់ពន្ធនាគារ, ...
Korean:시간을 보내다, 복역하다, ...
Persian:مدت زمان لازم را گذراند, حبس کشید, ...
Polish:przepracować, odbywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):cumprir o tempo, cumprir pena, ...
Romanian:a își face timpul, a ispăși pedeapsa, ...
Swedish:arbeta, sitta av tid, ...
Thai:ทำงาน, รับโทษ, ...
Turkish:görev yapmak, hapis yatmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm quản lý, ngồi tù, ...

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