He wants to spend more time with his family.Time passes so quickly when you're having fun.She grew more and more fascinated by the subject as time went on/by.The curtains have faded over/with time (= as years have gone past).You'll forget her in time (= in the future).Over the course of time (= as years have gone past), holes have formed in the rock.When Paula was ill, I took her some magazines to help her pass the time.If you'd taken more time with/over (= spent more time doing) this essay, you could have done it much better.It takes a long time (= many hours are needed) to get from London to Sydney.We'd save time on our journey (= it would be quicker) if we went by train.I only worked there for a short period of time.The kitchen clock is gaining/losing time (= is going fast/slow).My watch has never kept very good time (= been correct).