| milenia, kipindi cha miaka elfu. | • | millenium |
| karne | • | century |
| muongo, kipindi cha miaka kumi | • | decade |
| mwaka | • | year |
| mwezi | • | month |
| juma, wiki | • | week |
| siku | • | day |
| saa | • | hour |
| dakika | • | minute |
| sekunde | • | second |
| kwa muda, wakati | • | a while |
| milele, daima | • | forever |
| isiyo dumu, -a muda, -a wakati. | • | temporary |
| -a kudumu | • | permanent(ly) |
| sasa | • | now |
| kwa muda | • | in a while |
| baadaye | • | sometime later |
| mapema, mwanzoni | • | earlier (earlier on) |
| baadaye | • | later |
| asilani, kamwe | • | never |
| ghafula, mara | • | suddenly |
