Prepositional Phrases with 'AT'

• at the age of      

E.g. I learned to drive at the age of 21.

• at the beginning of          

E.g. I joined a gym at the beginning of the year.

• at the bottom of              

E.g. There's a shop at the bottom of this hill.

• at all costs           

E.g. I need to pass this exam at all costs.

• at one's desk     

E.g. My manager spoke to me at my desk.

• at the door         

E.g. There's somebody at the door.

• at the end           

E.g. I'm going to Madrid at the end of month.

• at fault  

E.g. Who was at fault for the accident?

• at first   

E.g. At first, I was happy here but now I'm not.

• at first sight        

E.g. We met at university and it was love at first sight.

• at a glance           

E.g. I knew at a glance that something was wrong.

• at a guess            

E.g. At a guess, 50 people were at the party.

• at hand 

E.g. I always have a pen at hand in case I need to take notes.

• at …km per hour               

E.g. He was fined £150 for driving at 200km per hour.

• at last    

E.g. At last, our bus has arrived. Thank goodness!

• at the latest        

E.g. Cinderella had to be home by 12 at the latest.

• at least 

E.g. It's cold but at least it's not raining.

• at length              

E.g. My dad could talk at length about Irish history.

• at midday/midnight        

E.g. I went home at midnight as I was tired.

• at the moment 

E.g. I'm living in Ireland at the moment.

• at night 

E.g. I can't study during the day. I prefer to study at night.

• at once 

E.g. Everybody started talking at once.

• at present           

E.g. At present, I'm working for a multinational.

• at random           

E.g. Numbers are selected at random in a lottery.

• at any rate          

E.g. At any rate, I'm confident I'll find a job soon.

• at the same time              

E.g. I had fun and improved my English at the same time.

• at school              

E.g. Things were very different when I was at school.

• at short notice   

E.g. She cancelled the meeting at short notice.

• at the table         

E.g. The whole family sat at the table for dinner.

• at times                

E.g. At times, I feel like giving up.

• at the top of       

E.g. Barcelona are at the top of the Spanish league.

• at university       

E.g. I studied economics at university.

• at the weekend                

E.g. I love going out with friends at the weekend.

• at work 

E.g. I'm at work right now so I'll call you back later.