tell time
Frequency: 7.916.5 per million words
To be able to read a clock to know what time it is. 'tell the time' is common in BrE, while 'tell time' is common in AmE.
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- I can't tell the time without my watch.
- Children usually learn to tell time around the age of six.
- He proudly showed off his new skill: he could finally tell time.
- Could you tell me the time? I seem to have lost my phone.
- She's still too young to tell time accurately.
- It's a useful life skill to be able to tell time from an analog clock.
- My grandfather taught me how to tell time by the sun.
- Even with digital clocks everywhere, learning to tell time on a traditional clock is important.
- He adjusted his schedule, but couldn't tell the exact time of the meeting.
- The teacher asked the class, 'Who can tell me the time?'