1. Towards means near a period of time.

Pattern 1: towards + noun
I always feel hungry towards dinnertime.

Typical nouns used after towards:
dawn, dinnertime, dusk, evening, lunchtime, mid-afternoon, midnight, noon

Pattern 2: towards + the + end/middle + of + the + noun
We start getting ready for school towards the end of the summer.

Typical nouns used with this pattern:
class, concert, course, day, fall, flight, game, month, party, period, season, semester, show, spring, summer, trip, vacation, week, winter, year

Fact
Running cold water over the onion and the knife will keep you from crying when you cut it, because water neutralizes the chemical that makes you cry.      .. More >>