Two times a week vs twice a week

Both 'two times a week' and 'twice a week' are correct phrases to indicate a frequency of two occurrences per week. However, 'twice a week' is more commonly used and considered more natural in English.

Last updated: April 09, 2024 • 545 views

Two times a week

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a frequency of two occurrences per week. It is grammatically correct but less common than 'twice a week.'

Examples:

I go to the gym two times a week.
She waters the plants two times a week.
They meet for coffee two times a week.
The class meets two times a week.
He practices the piano two times a week.

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Two times a week the pedestrian zone of Selva offers evening shopping with music entertainment.
I'd only see my husband two times a week, and he didn't come back.
Two times a week passes the train.
It's a series of treatments two times a week.
Portuguese buffet lunch two times a week.
Both apartments have a combined WC/Bathroom for your use. Maid service two times a week is included and there is also on-site security.
Let's study two times a week.
In Paris, it happened two times a week.
The tournaments will run two times a week starting April up to May.
She was there two times a week.
I think about Mischa two times a week...
Okay, two times a week I teach an adult education class... and poor Julia has to walk home with Bradley.
Each employee deals with a particular section, one or two times a week, which is published on Facebook, Google + and Twitter.
Besides passengers, these crews delivered an ekstrapochta from Moscow and Warsaw and back on two times a week.
You will have monitored visits... two times a week for two hours.
You will see Lucy two times a week for two hours.
The father with the inspector two times a week, at will, arranged check on all city.
Our special suggestion: two times a week you can find the best local products in the farmer's store in Sillian.
Sanitary hygienic maintenance of common parts - two times a week
My family is worried, I phone them every time I return to harbour, about two times a week.

Alternatives:

twice a week
two times per week
twice per week
twice weekly
every other day

twice a week

This phrase is commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate a frequency of two occurrences per week. It is the more common and natural way to express this frequency in English.

Examples:

I go to the gym twice a week.
She waters the plants twice a week.
They meet for coffee twice a week.
The class meets twice a week.
He practices the piano twice a week.

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Last updated: October 31, 2024

May 5, 2022 ... "Every two weeks, or twice a week." EDIT: Given the existence of "fortnightly", I have changed my mind and now think biweekly means "twice a ...
Sep 9, 2024 ... The Easy Ina Garten Recipe I Make at Least Twice a Week · The Open Secret of Ina's Most Essential Salad Dressing · How to Make Ina Garten's Creamy ...
Nov 6, 2015 ... Biweekly = once per two weeks. Semi-weekly = twice per week. Nobody says "semi-weekly." Everyone says "twice a week."
Dec 5, 2011 ... Avoid biweekly altogether. Use fortnightly for "once every two weeks", and twice a week for, well, "twice a week". Not everything has to be ...
Aug 21, 2020 ... Sorry for being such a newbie but I am still not seeing how to make it recur twice a week. I am seeing just a meeting on Mondays. Am I ...
Apr 6, 2022 ... Technically, it means “every two weeks.” The correct word for “twice a week” is “semiweekly,” i.e., every half week.
... twice a week promote superior hypertrophic outcomes to once a week. It can therefore be inferred that the major …
Training twice a week, every week is the perfect training frequency in your first year or two of learning BJJ, in my opinion.
Sep 23, 2022 ... My Marathon Breakthrough: Why I Only Run Twice a Week. Here's how Chicago runner and fitness trainer Stuart Fisher is training for his hometown ...
May 18, 2016 ... Why shouldn't I drink alcohol twice a week? I mean if you drink a bunch of booze ...

Alternatives:

two times a week
two times per week
twice per week
twice weekly
every other day

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