Collocations for "zone"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "zone" in context.
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zone
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [work, danger, testing, combat, firing] zone
- stay [out of, away from] the [work] zone
- in a (cellular) dead zone
- a [resident, public] parking zone
- is a [duty, trade, tax] -free zone
- [designate, establish] a no-fly zone
- [mark, determine, establish] the zone
- used to be a [buffer, demilitarized] zone
- was a neutral zone (during the war)
- the [city, town] has designated green zones
- establish a fan zone for the [game, tournament]
- [select, write] your postal delivery zone
- [crossed, flew through] several time zones
- crossed into [another, new] time zone
- are in the same time zone
- the [business, industrial] zone of the city
- the team's [defensive, attacking, forward, wide] zone
- a [tropical, monsoon, cool] climate zone
- informal: I'm in the zone (right now)!
- informal: stuck in the friend zone
- zone the [city, land, property]
- zone by [area, type, business]
- zoned for [residential, commercial, industrial]
- zoned for residential [use, purposes]
- zoned into [areas, three parts, four types]
- zoned according to [law, regulation]
- zoned to [protect, preserve] wildlife
- zoned out (watching TV, playing video games, daydreaming, on the couch)
- zone out [when they start talking politics, after ten minutes]
'zone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):