wish i could time it vs if only i could time it

Both phrases are correct and have similar meanings. They express a desire or wish to be able to time something. The choice between them depends on personal preference or the specific context in which they are used.

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wish i could time it

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a desire or wish to be able to time something.

This phrase is used to express a wish or desire to have the ability to time something, indicating a longing or regret for not being able to do so.

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I wish I had time to change it, but...
I wish I had time to explain.
I just wish I had time to breathe.
Well, I wish I had the time.
I wish I had the time.
Wish I had ten times that.
I wish I had more time with her.
Wish I'd had time to pack, but my trip was rather unexpected.
And I wish I had more time, But everything's in my trailer.
And I really wish I'd had time to look for both.
I wish I had more time to do it.
I wish I had a time machine.
At times I wish I'd never learned them.
Intriguing. I wish I had more time to discuss this matter.
I wish I did have time to do all those things.
I wish I had more time to talk with her.
- I just wish I had more time.
Wish I had time, but you know how busy my days are.
I wish I had time to go into it right now, but I'm actually running off to a meeting on the Hill.
I just wish I had time to get it, that's all.

Alternatives:

I wish I could time it
I wish I had the ability to time it

if only i could time it

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a wish or desire to be able to time something.

This phrase is used to express a wish or desire to have the ability to time something, often indicating a sense of longing or regret.

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If only time could be stayed.
If only I could tell time.
If only I had time to submit a fake identity for approval.
If only I had a time machine to take me back six months.
If only I had more time... I would do things so differently.
I no longer think that a classless anti-State will come to pass, if only I rely on time.
If only I had a time machine, I could go back in time and have that comeback ready.
If only we had time for such pleasures.
Have a look, if only to kill time.
If only for a brief time.
If only we could stretch time.
If only you could perceive time as l do.
If only we had time to discuss it calmly.
If I only knew what time it was.
Everything you'd go back and change if only you had more time.
I just needed to get out of here, be alone, clear my head, if only for a short time.
If only because of the time of night we have to work, I believe that we deserve to be in those committees as observers.
Thank you again for coming in... vivid personalities lift, if only for a time, the burden of battle.
At or from this place economic activity is carried out for which - save for certain exceptions - one or more persons work (even if only part-time) for one and the same enterprise.
Kirsten, you gave Lisa Keller back her voice, even if only for a short time, to finish what she started.

Alternatives:

If only I could time it
I wish I had the ability to time it

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wish i could time it vs if only i could time it