4:10
A time
It means that the local time is fifty minutes to eleven o'clock in the morning or in the evening.
Well, darling, when someone says it's "ten past one," they're telling you the time is 1:10. The hour hand is pointing to the 1, and the minute hand is 2 marks past the 12. It's not rocket science, just a fancy way of saying it's early in the afternoon.
03:10 or 15:10 In the twenty-four hour system: If between Midnight and Noon: 03.10 If between Noon and Midnight: 15.10. Search Google for: "twenty-four hour system" for more details.
Twenty minutes.
A time
Yes, "ten-thirty," "half past ten," and "thirty past ten" all refer to the same time: 10:30. These phrases are different ways of expressing the time, with "half past" being the most common informal expression. In all cases, they indicate that it is thirty minutes after ten o'clock.
The phrase "twenty past ten" refers to the time 10:20. It indicates that it is twenty minutes after ten o'clock.
ten past ten!
It is: ten to eight
Ten minutes past six.
2:10
10:15
Quarter past four in the afternoon is 4:15 PM. This time indicates that it is fifteen minutes after four o'clock.
40 minutes
You can say "It's half past ten" or "It's ten thirty." Both phrases convey the same time, indicating that it is thirty minutes after ten o'clock.
10 minutes past one