this time
The current occasion
This time signals the present instance as distinct from previous ones, often implying that circumstances have changed or that a different outcome is expected: This time I'll get it right.
It can emphasize immediacy or finality: This time it's serious.
The phrase frequently carries hope for improvement or warns against repeating past mistakes.
- momentousOf great significance
- right nowAt the present moment
- occasionNotable event or moment
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- presentGift or current moment
now · fresh start · pause · chance · finally · instance · second chance · last chance · once and for all · do-over · commitment · make it count · seize the moment · turning point · now or never · determination · clock · resolve
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- nownow, present, moment, instant, today
time, this, these, times, timeless, timely, untimely, timekeeper, timekeeping