Learn English – What does “this time around” mean

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You may know the song "THIS TIME AROUND" by Michael Jackson. Does it mean around this time, these days, or something like that?

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'Around this time' and 'this time around' sound very similar but have quite different meanings.

'Around this time' - This is used when you are talking about an event that happened close to a particular period of time, or at nearly the same time as a particular event, e.g.

It's 9 o'clock. Bob usually drops in for a pint around this time.

'This time around' - This is used when a person is repeating an action or activity, and usually infers that this time they will be changing what they did, or how they behaved, during the previous occasion or occasions.

This is my third marriage; this time around I am going to focus on my marriage rather than my job.

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