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have you got time vs You got time

The phrase 'Have you got time?' is a polite and grammatically correct way to ask someone if they have time. 'You got time?' is grammatically incorrect and lacks the auxiliary verb 'have.'
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Last updated: January 15, 2025 • 7521 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"have you got time"

This phrase is a polite way to ask someone if they have time available. It is grammatically correct and commonly used in both formal and informal situations.

Examples:

  • Have you got time to help me with this project?
  • Excuse me, have you got time to talk?
  • Have you got time for a quick chat?
  • Have you got time to grab a coffee?
  • Do you have time to review this document?
  • Dec 6, 2013 ... 1。 Have you got time? 2。Have you got the time? Which one is an idiomatic expression in London for asking a stranger what time it is?
  • Jan 27, 2018 ... ... have you got time to go to he store with me?" ("Have you got time" is like slang, it's not correct English but it's used often)
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  • Have you got time for a quick pint? A quiz. 6th June 2024. YOUR body, as usual, is craving a quick pint. But do you have time to squeeze one in?
  • Mar 30, 2024 ... 3451 likes, 29 comments - littlefreelibrary on March 30, 2024: "Have you got TIME to visit a Little Free Library this weekend?

Alternatives:

  • Do you have time?
  • Can you spare a moment?
  • Are you available?
  • Could you make time?
  • Would you be able to help?

This phrase is grammatically incorrect and should not be used in English.

"You got time "

  • May 23, 2024 ... Another woman, not the supervisor, came over and snarkly said, "My mother always said that if you got time to lean, you got time to clean." I ...
  • Feb 1, 2022 ... Someone once said "If you got time to yap, you are not doing your job right." (Bandog) That should apply to knocker here cause he and others spent alot of time ...
  • Dec 6, 2013 ... 1。 Have you got time? 2。Have you got the time? Which one is an idiomatic expression in London for asking a stranger what time it is?
  • Jan 14, 2014 ... Hi, please help me on this issue. which one is correct? 1. Let's go shopping if you get time 2. Let's go shopping if you got time Thanks.
  • Oct 19, 2020 ... It's Time You Got Time Smart: A Q&A with Ashley Whillans · It's 4 p.m. on a Thursday, and I'm wondering, how time affluent do you consider ...
  • Apr 1, 2020 ... When you got time on your side - create something. As we all settle down into the new norm of being housebound during this global epidemic ...
  • Nov 9, 2011 ...You got time on yer cock?” The first time my father said that to his future son in law (he who helped create them) his mouth dropped and ...
  • Jul 30, 2021 ... Why rush? You got time. I always think of them when I read this story of Mary & Martha. It's a story that has fascinated me since I was ...

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