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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about the third time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an approximate occurrence of an event, specifically the third instance of that event.
Example: "I think I've seen that movie about the third time now, and I still enjoy it."
Alternatives: "approximately the third time" or "roughly the third time".
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"What about the third time?
Bergman is curious about the third time he'll come up against that intractable reality.
It's not government, but the role of entrepreneurs, and I screwed up about the third time I said it.
"This was only about the third time all year that Jason's been aggressive with his words," Scott said.
Mr. Pepper booked him again, in 1980, and as if to prove the cliché about the third time being a charm, Mr. Jones not only appeared, but Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt — who had been in the audience — joined him onstage for several songs.
At rehearsals, during the part where the scarecrow is pulling proverbs from his stuffing, Michael kept saying "So-Crates" instead of "Socrates". After about the third time, I pulled him aside and told him the correct pronunciation.
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"In my 27 years, this is probably about the eighth time".
For just about the first time tonight.
For about the fifth time this evening.
That's about the ninth time he got arrested lately.
I asked her about the first time she voted.
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