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# How to pronounce "time use" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/tɪmɛjʌːs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ti·meuse**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "time use" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "So these are just a few examples. Time Use Survey data also tells us that Esther and I worked much harder when we were in school than you guys work. So there has actually been a sort of a series of articles about how the-- the amount of time that students spend studying in college has been going"
- **Watch at 7:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msAXs6o-9Ko&t=470s)

### Example 2
> "temperature my dishes are strictly for one-time use they're not meant to last but rather to bring momentary pleasure for instance when a wedding couple drinks champagne out of an ice Bridal shoe and lets it smash on the ground that's just a brief moment but that's"
- **Watch at 2:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72Q5wJ3A3Bw&t=165s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "the time use service so we have more information about the partner now so at"
- **Watch at 23:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSen8-ctrFE&t=1402s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "the time use many media at once so I walk in my dormatory and I see kids um"
- **Watch at 45:04**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7PvUUhDrfk&t=2704s)

### Example 5
> "and at the same time use fluorescence to try to look for living materials."
- **Watch at 16:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Janp6fotUo&t=960s)

### Example 6
> "some of the time use studies that have been done over the years to sort of say who is doing what who is contributing"
- **Watch at 9:19**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=namPzoHqPRU&t=559s)

### Example 7
> "- So the American Time Use Survey, which is a survey that's done by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, found that the average American now spends 20% less time socializing in person than they did just 20 years ago, and a record amount of time spent alone by themselves."
- **Watch at 0:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsaeFYGbK2M&t=0s)

### Example 8
> "that Putnam was even more right than he knew. So the American Time Use Survey, which is an official government survey run by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, asks Americans every year, how much time do you spend doing stuff?"
- **Watch at 58:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dn6NVGOu0w&t=3531s)

### Example 9
> "I really do pray for them. But at the same time use our activism to make sure we were present. We had our own signs but our signs were full of our vision of what we want the world to be, not just countering their hate with our hate but countering their hate with our love"
- **Watch at 12:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhwlaeymkeU&t=727s)

### Example 10
> "with other people that that becomes a source of wealth. So this brings us back to the question of time use. If people are able to work fewer hours in the labor market, it means they can take that freed up time and begin meeting needs in new ways which reduce their necessity to depend on that market. That"
- **Watch at 3:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x23bsQQithg&t=209s)


## How to Pronounce "time use"

- **Syllables**: ti · meuse
- **IPA**: `/tɪmɛjʌːs/`
- **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), [time](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/time), [use](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/use)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “time use”?
“time use” is pronounced /tɪmɛjʌːs/ (ti · meuse). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “time use”?
“time use” has 2 syllables: ti · meuse.

### How can I hear “time use” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “time use” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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