Collocations Compound Adverbs English Vocabulary List
Make your sentences more effective with compound adverbs indicating time, place, emphasis, and simplification.
9 topics92 words
Temporal Expressions18 words
all alongadverbfrom the beginning or continuously throughout a period of time
as per usualadverbused to indicate that something is happening or being done in the usual or customary way
as yetadverbup to the present time
by and byadverbused to indicate that something will happen or be accomplished eventually or after a period of time
up aheadadverbused to refer to a point in the future or a specific moment that is coming soon
at presentadverbat the current moment or during the existing time
for the time beingadverbfor a limited period, usually until a certain condition changes
in due (course|time)adverbat the appropriate or expected time, without rushing or delay
in the first placeadverbused to explain the main reason or starting point of a situation
in the nick of timeadverbonly a few moments before it is still possible to get something done or avoid something bad from happening
as soon asconjunctionused to indicate that something will happen immediately after a certain condition or event occurs
at this point in timeadverbused to emphasize the present moment in relation to the topic under discussion
at that point in timeadverbused to emphasize a specific moment or period in history or a past event
on timeadverbexactly at the specified time, neither late nor early
in a tickphrasein a short amount of time
anytime soonphraseused to indicate that something is not expected to happen in the near future or immediately
as long asadverbused to express that a condition must be met for something to happen or be true
in timeadverbafter a period of time
Place or Extent12 words
close byadverbnear a particular location or object
only justadverbused to convey that something has occurred or happened very recently or narrowly
to some (extent|degree)adverbused to indicate a partial or limited level of something
to the extent thatadverbused to specify the degree or extent to which one thing is influenced or determined by another thing or condition
in partadverbused to indicate that something is true or applicable only to some extent or degree
in some measureadverbindicating that something has had a partial impact or influence
in a wayadverbin a particular manner or fashion, often used to describe a specific aspect or perspective
to a point thatadverbused to indicate the degree or extent to which something has reached a particular level or condition
within reasonadverbstaying within the bounds of rationality
all over the placeadverbin many different locations or scattered over an area without a specific pattern
out of sightadverbused to mean that something can no longer be seen
out of boundsadverbin a direction or location that is beyond the established limits
Clarifying & Informing11 words
(as|so) far as {sth} [is] concernedphraseused to refer to the specific matter or topic being discussed or considered
(as|) far as {sb} [know]phraseused to express one's uncertainty about the statement one has made as there might be something that makes it untrue
as a matter of factphraseused to introduce a statement that presents a truth or reality, often to clarify or emphasize something
(as a|in) point of factadverbused to introduce a statement that provides factual information or clarifies a point with accuracy
in factadverbused to introduce a statement that provides additional information or emphasizes the truth or reality of a situation
in additionadverbused to introduce further information
in realityadverbused to contrast with appearances or assumptions, emphasizing the actual state of affairs or the way things truly are
in truthadverbused to emphasize that something is being expressed honestly or genuinely, often revealing the real facts or feelings
that is to sayadverbused to introduce an explanation or clarification of a point just made
as a ruleadverbused to indicate something that is typically or generally true or customary
by the same tokenconjunctionused to connect two related statements, showing that the same reasoning or principle applies to both
Emphasis or Distinction9 words
with all due respectadverbused to begin a statement that may disagree with or criticize someone while still being polite
by all meansadverbused to give enthusiastic permission or encouragement to do something
needless to sayadverbused to indicate that what is about to be mentioned is so obvious that it does not require further explanation
with that in mindadverbused to introduce a statement or idea that should be considered because of the information or context just discussed
to say the leastsentenceused to indicate that the statement being made is a significant understatement or that there is much more that could be said about the topic
in all honestyadverbused to emphasize that the speaker is being sincere and truthful in their statement
it goes without sayingadverbused to indicate that something is so obvious that it does not need to be explicitly mentioned
to tell the truthadverbused to emphasize that the speaker is about to be completely honest in what they are going to say
truth be toldadverbused to emphasize that the speaker is revealing something honestly or openly
Simplification or Generalization11 words
in a wordadverbused to provide a single-word summary or description of something
in conclusionadverbused to signal the end of a discussion or presentation by summarizing the main points
in other wordsadverbused to provide an alternative or clearer way of expressing the same idea
in shortadverbin a way that efficiently captures essential details without unnecessary elaboration
in summaryadverbused to provide a brief and straightforward explanation of the main points or ideas
to put it (simply|mildly|briefly)adverbused to introduce a simplified version of a statement
all in alladverbused to provide a general summary of a situation
by and largeadverbused to indicate that something is mostly the case or generally true
for the most partadverbused to indicate that something is generally true or applies in the majority of cases
on the wholeadverbused to provide a general assessment of a situation
in essenceadverbused to get to the most important parts of something
Expressing Contrast8 words
against (all|the|all the) oddsadverbused to describe a situation where something or someone succeeds despite facing very difficult or unlikely circumstances
(in|by) contrastadverbused to highlight the differences between two or more things or people
on the contraryadverbused to indicate that the opposite or a different viewpoint is true in response to a previous statement
on the flip sideadverbused to introduce a contrasting aspect of a situation
on the one handadverbused to introduce one aspect of a situation, often followed by a contrasting statement
on the other (hand|)adverbused to introduce a contrasting aspect of a situation, especially when comparing it to a previous point
in retrospectadverbused to reconsider something after gaining more information or experience
at any rateadverbused to indicate that the speaker is moving on to another point or topic
Comparison or Illustration9 words
(in|by) comparisonadverbused to highlight differences or similarities when comparing two or more things or people
for one thingadverbused to introduce a specific point or reason in a discussion or argument
nowhere nearadverbused to indicate that something is far from reaching a particular level, distance, or quality
for instanceadverbused to introduce an example of something mentioned
as it happensadverbused to introduce information or an event that is relevant to the current topic or situation
in a similar fashionadverbused to indicate that something is done in the same way as previously described
in like manneradverbused to indicate that something is being done or explained in a way that resembles what was mentioned previously
in the same veinprepositionin a similar or related manner
even soadverbdespite a preceding statement or circumstance, indicating a contrasting perspective or outcome
Giving Explanation9 words
as a side noteadverbused to introduce additional information or a comment that is related to the main topic but not essential to it
by all accountsadverbused to indicate that, according to various sources or opinions, something is generally accepted as true or accurate
by the wayadverbused to introduce a new topic or information that is related to the ongoing conversation
come to think (of|about) itadverbused to introduce a thought or realization that occurred to one during a conversation
in particularadverbused to specify or emphasize a particular aspect or detail within a broader context
in this regardadverbused to refer to a specific aspect of the topic being discussed
speaking of whichadverbused to smoothly transition from one topic to another, often when the second topic is related to or follows naturally from the first
to that endadverbused to indicate that something is being done or stated with a specific purpose or goal in mind
to the point thatadverbused to describe a situation where something has reached a particular level or condition, often implying that it has become excessive or extreme
Condition or Consequence5 words
in (this|that) caseadverbused to refer to a specific situation or scenario being discussed
in the event thatconjunctionused to indicate that something is being considered or planned for a specific possible occurrence or situation
under the circumstancesadverbused to acknowledge that a particular action or situation is influenced by the existing conditions or context
as a resultadverbused to indicate the outcome of a preceding action or situation
after alladverbused to introduce a statement that provides a reason or justification
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