Adverbs of Time List
This is a list of common single-word time adverbs.
Adverbs of time mainly modify verbs and tell us when something happens.
points of time (definite)
- now
- then
- today
- tomorrow
- tonight
- yesterday
frequency (definite)
- annually
- daily
- fortnightly
- hourly
- monthly
- nightly
- quarterly
- weekly
- yearly
The word bimonthly is ambiguous and best avoided. Bimonthly can mean "twice a month" or "every two months". The same is true of biyearly and biannually.
frequency (indefinite)
- always
- constantly
- ever
- frequently
- generally
- infrequently
- never
- normally
- occasionally
- often
- rarely
- regularly
- seldom
- sometimes
- regularly
- usually
relationships in time (indefinite)
- already
- before
- early
- earlier
- eventually
- finally
- first
- formerly
- just
- last
- late
- later
- lately
- next
- previously
- recently
- since
- soon
- still
- yet