Prepositions of Time There are three prepositions of time: At ‘At’ is used for precise times: At ten o’clock. At 10.30am. At the moment/present/same time. At sunrise/sunset/noon/dinnertime/bedtime/dusk/dawn. Note: At night is a standard expression that is an exception in this case. In ‘In’ is used for months, years, decades, centuries, and long periods of time: In January. In 1991. In the 70s. In this century. In the Dark Ages. Note: In the morning(s)/afternoon(s)/evening(s) are standard expressions that are exceptions in this case. On ‘On’ is used for days and dates: On Wednesday. On Friday. On the 10th of January On Christmas. Note: ‘on’ is also used when you specify the day followed by the part of the day. For e.g. on Wednesday mornings.
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