Collocations for "space"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "space" in context.
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space
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [large, small, vast, tiny, huge, blank] space
- [plenty, tons] of space
- (don't) have enough space (to)
- more than enough space (to)
- enough space to [park, work, set up]
- have the space needed to
- [breathing, living, dining, office] space
- [web, disk, hosting, server, cloud] space
- a [parking, storage] space
- the [required, necessary, permitted] space
- the [estimated, calculated, total] space
- wide spaces between [teeth, houses, players]
- [find, get, locate, spot, look for] a space (to)
- the [television, cooler, bed] takes up a lot of space
- [I need, just give me] a little space
- [write, type] your [name, birthday] in the space provided
- save (a) space for me
- there is a lack of space (for)
- a good use of space
- [a complete, a total, an utter] waste of space
- within a [short, brief, limited] space of time
- in the space [available, given]
- [use, put] a double space between
- (in) [deep, outer] space
- [lost, marauded, stationed] in space
- [explore, float, drift] in space
- a [meteor, comet, creature, rock] from space
- [theories, studies, books, publications] on space
- [missions, astronauts, events] in space
- a space [station, mission, craft, cadet]
- space [agencies, programs, news, articles]
- the space bar
- space out the [work, time, meetings, desks]
- space out your [meals, doses] evenly
- space [the work, your meals] out
- space (them) [evenly, equally, closely, proportionally, widely]
- space and [align, layout]
- spaced at [regular, uneven, normal] intervals
- spaced to [accommodate, provide, give, avoid, allow]
- spaced along the [back, side, row]
- spaced out over several [miles, years]
- spaced throughout the [week, country]
- keep spacing out [at work, during class, in front of the TV]
'space' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth
- about
- accomplishment
- adequate
- advertisement
- advertising
- alien
- allocation
- ample
- attic
- back
- barely
- billboard
- blank
- blast
- brake
- breathing
- buffer
- cellar
- closet
- comedy
- confined
- constraint
- contention
- convention
- conversion
- cramped
- dedicated
- dessert
- detach
- dishwasher
- dock
- driveway
- enclose
- enclosed
- enough
- envelope
- expand
- explore
- fabric
- fact
- factor
- fell
- female
- fit
- fix
- flight
- floor
- fly
- forefront