18 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS WITH THE PREPOSITION AT
18 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS WITH THE PREPOSITION AT
FOR TALKING TO CLIENTS, CUSTOMERS AND COLLEAGUES!
Do you want to improve your spoken English? One good way is to learn lots of expressions. Just to help you with that, we’re looking at some really useful expressions with the preposition at. Learn them, and then use them when you’re talking, and you’ll sound a lot more natural!
IMPORTANT! As you’ll see in the examples, we often use the preposition at to describe a precise point, exact time or definite place. For example, at 10am, at the restaurant, at the top...
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At once
If you want something “at once”, you want it immediately: “We need to start this work at once if we want to finish it on time.”
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At last
If you say that something important happened “at last”, you’re saying that it happened in the end, often after a delay or a series of difficulties: “We managed to speak to the client at last, which is a relief.”
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At work
If someone is “at work”, they’re in the office or the place where they work: “She’s at work right now.”
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At the moment
If something is happening “at the moment”, it’s happening now: “I’m a bit busy at the moment.” Also, “at present”: “We’re working on the shareholders report at present.”
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At all costs
If you must do something “at all costs”, it’s extremely important that you do it: “We need to get this contract at all costs.”
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At night
If something happens “at night”, it happens when the sun is below the horizon and it’s dark (from 10pm to 5am, for example): “I often have to work at night as there’s so much to do.”
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At hand
If something is “at hand” (or “to hand”) it’s close to you, but not in your hands: “In the office, it’s good to have a pen and paper at hand in case someone calls with some important information.”
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At the weekend
If something happens “at the weekend”, it happens on Saturday or Sunday: “I’ll probably be busy at the weekend.” (“On the weekend” is more common in US English.)
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