5th time vs for 5th time

Both "5th time" and "for 5th time" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "5th time" is used when referring to the specific instance of something happening for the fifth time, while "for 5th time" is used when emphasizing the repetition or frequency of an action.

Last updated: March 27, 2024

5th time

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to the specific instance of something happening for the fifth time.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is happening or has happened for the fifth time. It is a concise way to refer to a specific repetition.

Examples:

This is the 5th time I've told you to clean your room.
She won the award for the 5th time in a row.

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For the 5th time, Let's just use this one, okay?
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Suddenly on February 5th, a Financial Times article comes out, that we all see.
The last time that Valentino Rossi won a Grand Prix was April 11th, it's now September 5th.
My biggest problem is that I've started fifty times and never got past the 5th line.
The first time I played in Leningrad, was in 44, on January the 5th.
Consequently encryption techniques have been used since time immemorial for military and diplomatic purposes There is evidence of this even in antiquity, e.g. the use of the skytale or cipher rod by the Spartans in the 5th century BC...
No later than 16:00, Brussels time, on the 5th working day following the end of the period for the lodging of applications, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantities applied for.
No later than 16:00, Brussels time, on the 5th working day following the end of the period for the lodging of applications, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantities applied for.
For the 5th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 12 October 2004, the minimum selling price for skimmed milk is fixed at 192,10 EUR/100 kg.
For the 5th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 28 September 2004, the minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 270 EUR/100 kg.
For the 5th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, in respect of which the time-limit for the submission of tenders expired on 22 August 2006 no award shall be made.

Alternatives:

fifth time
5th occasion
5th instance
5th occurrence
5th repetition

for 5th time

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when emphasizing the repetition or frequency of an action.

This phrase is used to emphasize that something is happening or has happened for the fifth time. It highlights the frequency or repetition of the action.

Examples:

He was late for the 5th time this week.
She called me for the 5th time today.

Alternatives:

for the fifth time
for the 5th occasion
for the 5th instance
for the 5th occurrence
for the 5th repetition

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