For colors and time, sometimes we add the suffix -ish: It's blue-ish, it's 8-ish, etc.
Or, "it's in the blue family", "its somewhere around 8-o'clock".

Precise vocabulary may come in handy when writing compositions; Having a large personal word bank with many synonyms helps avoid being a frequent word-repeater and keeps writing fresh and interesting.

The key may be helping a child see when a penchant for precision is helping communication, relationships, and fostering understanding and when it is not, by considering questions such as "what difference does it make?" or providing level of detail on a need-to-know basis. This may encourage practicing flexible thinking, empowering a child to steer clear of overly rigid thinking.
Some examples of the level of detail which makes a difference and which one needs to know:
- Stopwatches measure to the split second for timing sports, including the Olympics.
- Keeping track of minutes may be important for arriving on time.
- Hours may be the best measurement increment for activities such as sleeping.

Along these same lines, kids may also be taught to consider when vagueness obfuscates an issue. For example, when solving a mystery or a crime, being vague about time could hide the truth by making it difficult to accurately place events in chronological order.

Understanding this about vagueness/preciseness may help kiddos with future self-advocacy, such as identifying needed level of detail on the 5Ws of a gifted program and/or 2e remediation/accommodations, and gathering information to that level of needed detail.