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    пора vs время

    Is there an obvious difference between пора and время? Or are they simply used for different phrases that must be memorized?

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    время is a neutral, common word.

    пора is usually perceived as more poetic or literary, and slightly has association with changing time and weather during the year. You can't use it to refer to physical time and scientific notion of time.

    I think in English you can say that время is time, while пора might be expressed often as 'times' (plural), or season, or age.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rebmaboss View Post
    Is there an obvious difference between пора and время? Or are they simply used for different phrases that must be memorized?
    Word время is much more common in every day speech.

    Both words are used in standardized expressions:
    1. с тех пор как = since
    2. во время = during
    3. в то же время = while
    4. пора = its time e.g. пора найти новых партнеров = time to find new partners
    Чем больше слов, тем меньше они стоят.

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