Study & education
put in the hours
spend substantial time working
To put in the hours means to spend a lot of time working or practising in order to improve or achieve something.
Hear it in real life
How did you improve your pronunciation so much?
I put in the hours and practised every evening.
She put in the hours and finally passed the driving test.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I put ‸ a lot of hours for my exam.
Say: I put in a lot of hours for my exam.
Use "put in" before the time spent working toward a goal.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
put in the hours; have to put in the hours
Your turn: say it out loud
She put in the hours and finally passed the driving test.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put in the hours
spend substantial time working
“She put in the hours and finally passed the driving test.”
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