(some) time (a)round

(some) time (a)round

On the specified instance that something happens or occurs again. Thanks, Bill. Next time around, dinner is on me! He vowed to pass the driving test the second time round.

See also: time

(the) next, first, second, etc. time aˈround/ˈround

on the next, first, second, etc. occasion that the same thing happens: He repeated none of the errors he’d made first time round. ♢ This time around it was not so easy.

See also: around, round, time