How to Pronounce "hardly have time to think"
expression
HARD-lee hav TYME tuh THINK
HAHD-lee hav TYME too THINK
Definition
This expression means you are extremely busy, so busy that you do not even have enough time to stop and think.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhɑɹdɫi/ /ˈhæv/ /ˈtaɪm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈθɪŋk
British English
hˈɑːdli/ /hæv/ /tˈaɪm/ /tˈuː/ /θˈɪŋk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HARD-lee hav TYME tuh THINK
UK
HAHD-lee hav TYME too THINK
Listen in Context
I hardly have time to think during exam week.
He works so much that he hardly has time to think at home.
She was so busy, she hardly had time to think about lunch.
Some days, I’m so slammed with meetings I hardly have time to think.