Times of day (zora, prijepodne, čas)

The edges of the day

zora is dawn — u zoru is at dawn: Radnici kreću u zoru. prijepodne is the morning half of the day (a.m.), the mirror of popodne: Prijepodne radim, a popodne spavam.

The right moment

čas is a moment — and two fixed phrases run on it: u zadnji čas (at the last moment) and u pravi čas (at just the right moment): Stigli smo u zadnji čas. Došao si u pravi čas, ručak je gotov.

Sooner and in between

što prije is as soon as possible: Dođi što prije! s vremena na vrijeme is from time to time: S vremena na vrijeme idemo u kazalište. u međuvremenu is in the meantime: U međuvremenu je počela kiša.

Hurrying

požuriti se is to hurry up (perfective — the once-off push): Požuri se, vlak kreće za pet minuta! provesti is to spend time: Proveli smo zoru na plaži.

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