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than last time vs than the last time

Both "than last time" and "than the last time" are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Than last time" is more commonly used when making comparisons without specifying a particular instance, while "than the last time" is used when referring to a specific previous occasion.

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than last time

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when making comparisons without specifying a particular instance of the previous occasion.

Examples:

This cake tastes better than last time.
She performed better than last time.
The weather is warmer than last time.
He arrived earlier than last time.
The movie was more exciting than last time.

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The place is even more of a mess than last time.
Five points higher than last time.
- This is worse than last time.
I expect a better outcome than last time.
I've got slightly better news than last time.
Your performance was worse than last time I shouldn't say more...
But the company is infinitely better than last time.
You're faster than last time.
He has much more hair than last time.
Maybe a little more secure than last time.
I hope you find my home more appealing than last time you visited.
And they're kind of amazing... even better than last time.
I used less water than last time, so it tastes better.
That's quite a bit, more than last time.
He has done better than last time.
Now kill me... and do a better job of it than last time.
We're only about a third of the way through this galaxy, plus the gap to the next one is quite a bit larger than last time.
The crowd is bigger than last time.
See if you can find one a bit older than last time.
Let's hope it remained undefiled for longer than last time.

Alternatives:

than before
than previously
than the previous occasion
than the previous time

than the last time

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to a specific previous occasion that has been mentioned or is known.

Examples:

This cake tastes better than the last time we made it.
She performed better than the last time she was on stage.
The weather is warmer than the last time we visited.
He arrived earlier than the last time he came over.
The movie was more exciting than the last time we watched it.

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We can be even more aggressive with the chemo and radiation than the last time.
Jack looks much less stressed than the last time I saw him.
How is it possible that your eyes are sparkling even more than the last time I saw them?
Only this one can be had for $200,000 less than the last time I sold it.
Good, then we've established that you're smarter than the last time I saw you.
Is there anything different than the last time you asked for my cooperation with your book?
I hope you're sufficiently nervous, 'cause there's a hundred people out there, which is 80 more than the last time you played, I think?
the scrutiny of my dad's decision has made dealing with Leo Jr. even... worse than the last time.
Reynolds looks a lot bigger than the last time I fought him.
These groups cannot be worse than the last time.
Three minutes later than the last time you asked.
I hope you find this enjoyable than the last time.
They are better prepared than the last time.
I hope this time turns out better than the last time.
Lord knows you can't do any worse than the last time Robert took Rallo for the weekend.
And here I am, not a day older than the last time you saw me carrying on about a mother's pride.
Mrs. Haverford, you are even more radiant than the last time that we met.
Hope it goes better than the last time you did it for that girl downstairs.
A little different than the last time you saw me.
Easier than the last time mom found out that I wasn't dead.

Alternatives:

than on the previous occasion
than on the last occasion
than on the last time
than on the previous time

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