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noun ADJ. last, past The past few months have been hectic. | preceding, previous, recent | current | coming, following, next, future Winning stories will be published in the magazine in future months. | consecutive, successive | alternate | intervening To occupy the intervening months she took a temporary job. | early, later the early months of 2003 | cold, dry, hot, wet | autumn, spring, summer, winter hot summer months | lunar | calendar | record This has been a record month for sales. VERB + MONTH spend He spent about a month decorating the house. | take It took months to find another job. MONTH + VERB elapse, go by, pass PREP. by the ~ paid by the month | during/in a/the ~ of The festival is always held in the month of May. | for a ~ It hasn't rained for months. | in a ~ We're getting married in a month/in a month's time. | over/under a ~ I've been working on the illustration for over a month. | per ~ What does the salary work out as per month? | ~ of The months of July and August are the hottest. PHRASES a time of the month Our money's usually running low by this time of the month.NOTEmonthsthe month of ~ The bus service will be offered free of charge to residents for the month of August.last, next, that, this ~the/this coming ~the following/previous ~ She'll be 40 this coming September.~ (of) last/next/that/this year~ (of) the/this coming year~ (of) the following/previous/same year The construction work began in May of last year.early, late, mid-~ The strike began in late March.the beginning, end, middle of ~ I'm going on holiday at the end of April.first/latter/second half of ~ The first half of January was marked by intense diplomatic activity.the period ~ Throughout the period November to February flocks of 500 or more are regularly present.the months/weeks/year to ~ In the year to June, sales were up 12% on a year ago.spend ~ He spent August abroad.~ arrive, come (written) November came with especially nasty fog.~ pass (into ~) (written) January passed into February with the crime still a mystery.a ~ day/morning/night, etc. a misty December morning~ ('s) edition/issue His article will appear in May's issue of the magazine.~ sales I picked up lots of bargains in the January sales.~ coup, demonstration, election, meeting, referendum, revolution, riot, summit, etc. The party is to boycott the June elections.about, around ~ We will write to you again around August.after, before ~ We expect to take delivery some time after June.between ~ and ~ The hotel is closed between October and April.by ~ The refurbishment should be completed by December.come ~ It's back to school for him come September (= when September comes).during ~ The museum attracted 2 000 visitors during March.for ~ The congress is planned for February 2003.from ~ The exhibition is open from March to November.in ~ We're getting married in April.since ~ She has played only four games since November.throughout ~ The freezing weather continued throughout January.(up) to, until ~ The show runs until the end of October.
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month
adjectives
last month
• The new restaurant opened last month.
the past month
• They had come to know and like each other in the past month.
the previous/preceding month
(= the month before )
• Sales were lower than in the previous month.
next month
• The movie will be released next month.
the coming months
(= the next few months )
• Further work is planned for the coming months.
the following month
(= the next month )
• By the following month he had raised over £400.
the summer/autumn/winter/spring months
• It's very cold here during the winter months.
a calendar month
(= one of the 12 months of the year )
• We get paid on the last day of the calendar month.
phrases
in recent months
• He had started to drink heavily in recent months.
the beginning/end/middle of the month
• You’ll receive your wages at the end of the month.
the time of the month
• This is the busiest time of the month.
the months of the year
• We're learning the months of the year in German.
verbs
a month passes/goes by
• Seven months went by before he returned.
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