ทำเวลา(tam way-laa)
Meanings
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[to] make good time; hurry (to meet a schedule)
to move, work, or travel quickly in order to meet a deadline, keep to a schedule, or arrive sooner than expected; to make good time
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ทำเวลาtam way-laaทำเวลาtam way-laa[to] make good time; hurry (to meet a schedule)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ประชุมสายbprà-chum săaiประชุมสายbprà-chum săaiconference call; group call
We need to hurry and make good time, otherwise we'll be late for the meeting.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
รีบเร่งréep rêngรีบเร่งréep rêng1hurried; urgent; rushed2[to] hurry; rush; expedite3pressing; time-sensitive
- hurried; urgent; rushed
- [to] hurry; rush; expedite
- pressing; time-sensitive
เร่งรีบrêng rêepเร่งรีบrêng rêep1hurried; rushed; urgent; hasty2[to] hurry; rush; speed up
- hurried; rushed; urgent; hasty
- [to] hurry; rush; speed up
รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)
- [to] hurry; rush
- in a hurry; rushed
- hastily; quickly (due to urgency)
เร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; push3urgent; expedited (attrib.)
- [to] hurry; speed up; accelerate
- [to] urge; press; push
- urgent; expedited (attrib.)
Word Breakdown
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ทำเวลาtam way-laaทำเวลาtam way-laa[to] make good time; hurry (to meet a schedule)