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two times more vs two times

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Two times more' is used when comparing quantities to indicate that one quantity is double the other. 'Two times' is used to simply state a number of occurrences or repetitions.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 981 views

two times more

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when comparing quantities to indicate that one quantity is double the other.

This phrase is used when comparing quantities to show that one quantity is double the other. For example, 'This car is two times more expensive than the other one.'

Examples:

  • This bag is two times more expensive than the one I bought last year.
  • She scored two times more points than her opponent in the game.
  • The new phone is two times more powerful than the previous model.
  • The company's revenue this year is two times more than last year.
  • The population of the city is two times more than it was a decade ago.
  • Jan 3, 2011 ... If B is three times as much as A, then B is two times more than A — not three times more than A. The essential feature is the difference is ...
  • Two times more, or twice as much? ... When people say "it costs two times more" they often mean that something, which used to cost 1 dollar now costs 2 dollars.
  • as much as two – two times more than two. 'Times less than' is an inverted form of 'times more than'. – not 'times as much'. This error is more common in speech ...
  • Oct 21, 2012 ... Arnold in his last paragraph writes, "I was taught that two times more than X really means 'three times as many as X'." (i.e. X + 2X, as it was put ...

Alternatives:

  • twice as much
  • double the amount
  • two times greater
  • two times as many
  • two times larger

two times

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a number of occurrences or repetitions.

'Two times' is used to simply state a number of occurrences or repetitions. For example, 'I have been to that restaurant two times this week.'

Examples:

  • I have seen that movie two times already.
  • She called me two times yesterday.
  • He has visited Paris two times in the last year.
  • I have read that book two times.
  • They have won the championship two times in a row.
  • Take one tablet two times daily with recipes.
  • This girl has died two times, and she's still standing.
  • The same person can't exist in two times and places.
  • You've been on the stage two times.
  • Look at what happened the last two times.
  • I was only blind with rage two times.
  • They sell American clothes but just two times a month.
  • I was dumped two times already.
  • Because I've been up and down Montpelier two times already.
  • Broke his arm two times that I know of.
  • It's a series of treatments two times a week.
  • One of the two times she was wrong, Captain.
  • You're forgetting the two times you went down.
  • Those were the two times that he might have retired.
  • Had to do it two times.
  • You saved my life two times.
  • We did it at least two times in a row.
  • You lost the first two times you ran for Governor.
  • You said "swift sway" two times.
  • Not as close as the one two times before.

Alternatives:

  • twice
  • on two occasions
  • a couple of times
  • two instances
  • two occurrences

Related Comparisons

multiple times vs several times several time vs several times participate two-fold vs participate two times two times different vs different two times twice vs two times differ by several vs several times

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