--- title: "How to pronounce \"think time\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"think time\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/VGJK2Lk4ji8/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/think-time" --- # How to pronounce "think time" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/θɪnktæɪm/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **thin·ktime** ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "think time" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "these parties they said that boris johnson is like a greased piglet who always slips through your hands he always escapes and this person said they think time is running out they said there must be a contest but not now wait till the autumn because they say that a nightmare is coming down the tracks cost of living tax rises in april it would be very unfair to bequeath that to an incoming prime minister and you also were speaking to an ally yes i did speak" - **Watch at 2:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGJK2Lk4ji8&t=143s) ### Example 2 > "So they are very open about the fact that they would like to have governments in all countries that are more aligned with with the current administration. I think time is on Lula's side here first because you know, he has learned from what happened in these other countries, but also because the Brazilian elections are going to coincide with the US midterm elections." - **Watch at 8:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nfJ_qfQQfA&t=519s) ### Example 3 > "gathered very quickly so we really need to know if these people all of them are really connected with the coup or how are they connected with the coup and I think time is going to tell us it's a little bit suspicious I find okay let's come back in just a minute uh to who may or may not have been behind the coup but an staying with the current situation and reactions to that as the coup was unfolding there was actually an astonishing degree of unanimity" - **Watch at 3:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZHd_qlyY-c&t=189s) ### Example 4 *Accent: UK* > "think time was on my side so I needed to accelerate things a bit and uh it rather rapidly I was told 2 years and in fact it was 18 months so boys you how much of" - **Watch at 0:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-RBKnqRlHU&t=53s) ### Example 5 > "standing in the new location for the next coming uh 100 or more years. So I think it's a big risk uh that you somehow don't feel that you're familiar with the place when it comes to it new its new location but I think time will also give it >> um let's say we will settle it uh sure >> on its new location and it also it's" - **Watch at 4:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj9-0mliCY4&t=249s) ### Example 6 > "I think time and distance gives somebody perspective." - **Watch at 47:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44LI5sOq408&t=2820s) ### Example 7 > "So time doesn't exist and I really wanted to share this with you." I'm like, "Oh, what do you mean time doesn't exist?" I think time is a useful model whether it exists or not. Does quantum physics exist?" - **Watch at 2:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNrTrx42DGQ&t=129s) ### Example 8 > "and other ways in which to colonize the rest of our lives. I think time use is the most important indicator going forward. Every one of us has exactly the same amount of it." - **Watch at 13:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrnZMrjsf6w&t=817s) ### Example 9 *Accent: US* > "we think time is an absolute thing that ticks onward for everybody in the same way, but it turns out it isn't true." - **Watch at 35:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gz-MyUGF7k&t=2120s) ### Example 10 *Accent: US* > "I think time spent coming up with diagnostics for learning algorithms is often time well spent. Um it's often up to your own ingenuity to come up with" - **Watch at 81:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ8T9b-uGVE&t=4865s) ## How to Pronounce "think time" - **Syllables**: thin · ktime - **IPA**: `/θɪnktæɪm/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [time flies](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/time-flies), [time passes quickly](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/time-passes-quickly), [in the blink of an eye](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/in-the-blink-of-an-eye), [fleeting](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/fleeting), [speeding by](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/speeding-by), [think](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/think), [time](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/time) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “think time”? “think time” is pronounced /θɪnktæɪm/ (thin · ktime). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “think time”? “think time” has 2 syllables: thin · ktime. ### How can I hear “think time” used in real sentences? This page has 15 real-world video examples of “think time” with synchronized subtitles. 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