Work & careers
carve out time
make time despite being busy
If you carve out time, you deliberately make time available for something despite having a busy schedule.
Hear it in real life
How do you fit in exercise?
I carve out time for it before breakfast.
I carve out half an hour every morning to read the news.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I carve time for reading out.
Say: I carve out time for reading.
The phrase is "carve out time," with "out" immediately after "carve."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
carve out time for exercise; carved out an hour
Your turn: say it out loud
I carve out half an hour every morning to read the news.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
carve out time
make time despite being busy
“I carve out half an hour every morning to read the news.”
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