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Preposition of

Time Usage Example

for used to show an amount of time. I'm just going to bed for an hour or so.

back in the past; back in time from the The dinosaurs died out 65 million years
ago
present: ago.

before at or during a time earlier than She's always up before dawn.

used when saying the time, to mean
to It's twenty to six.
before the stated hour

past telling the time five past ten

until a particular time, marking end
to It's only two weeks to Christmas.
of a period of time

used to show the time when The museum is open from 9.30 to
from
something starts 6.00 Tuesday to Sunday.

We waited till / until half past six for
till / until up to (the time that)
you.

She had promised to be back by five
by not later than; at or before
o'clock.

from a particular time in the past England have not won the World Cup
since
until a later time, or until now in football since 1966