Meaning trap
carry over
continue into another time
to move something that is not finished or used into a later period or time.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
to move something that is not finished or used into a later period or time.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
We didn’t finish the project today, so we’ll have to carry it over to next week.
If I don’t spend all my holiday days this year, my company lets me carry them over to the next year.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: The holiday days carry over for the next year.
Say: The holiday days carry over to next year.
'Carry over TO' a later period, not 'for'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Carry over' is the natural verb for moving something unfinished to a later time; the paraphrase is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
carry over + to a later time
- to next year
- to the next session
- unused days
- into