Collocations for "fortnight"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fortnight" in context.
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fortnight
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- should [be there, arrive] in a fortnight
- took a fortnight to
- am [leaving, going, returning] in a fortnight
- going to the [Caribbean, Seychelles] for a fortnight
- we'll be staying a fortnight (in)
- have booked [accommodations, a hotel] for a fortnight
- used to take a fortnight to [get there, arrive]
- it has been a fortnight since
- a fortnight [ago, after, before]
- [last, every] fortnight
- over the past fortnight
- a fortnight's [supplies, notice] (of)
'fortnight' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):