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time
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Show IPA noun, adjective, verb, timed, tim⋅ing. –noun 1.the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.2.duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration.3.(
sometimes initial capital letter
) a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time:
mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time. 4.a limited period or interval, as between two successive events:
a long time. 5.a particular period considered as distinct from other periods:
Youth is the best time of life. 6.Often,
times. a.a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person:
prehistoric times; in Lincoln's time. b.the period or era now or previously present:
a sign of the times; How times have changed! c.a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.:
hard times; a time of war. 7.a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life, for payment of a debt, etc.8.the end of a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life or a pregnancy:
His time had come, but there was no one left to mourn over him. When her time came, her husband accompanied her to the delivery room. 9.a period with reference to personal experience of a specified kind:
to have a good time; a hot time in the old town tonight. 10.a period of work of an employee, or the pay for it; working hours or days or an hourly or daily pay rate.11.
Informal. a term of enforced duty or imprisonment:
to serve time in the army; do time in prison. 12.the period necessary for or occupied by something:
The time of the baseball game was two hours and two minutes. The bus takes too much time, so I'll take a plane. 13.leisure time; sufficient or spare time:
to have time for a vacation; I have no time to stop now. 14.a particular or definite point in time, as indicated by a clock:
What time is it? 15.a particular part of a year, day, etc.; season or period:
It's time for lunch. 16.an appointed, fit, due, or proper instant or period:
a time for sowing; the time when the sun crosses the meridian; There is a time for everything. 17.the particular point in time when an event is scheduled to take place:
train time; curtain time. 18.an indefinite, frequently prolonged period or duration in the future:
Time will tell if what we have done here today was right. 19.the right occasion or opportunity:
to watch one's time. 20.each occasion of a recurring action or event:
to do a thing five times; It's the pitcher's time at bat. 21.
times, used as a multiplicative word in phrasal combinations expressing how many instances of a quantity or factor are taken together:
Two goes into six three times; five times faster. 22.
Drama. one of the three unities. Compare
unity (def.
.23.
Prosody. a unit or a group of units in the measurement of meter.24.
Music. a.tempo; relative rapidity of movement.b.the metrical duration of a note or rest.c.proper or characteristic tempo.d.the general movement of a particular kind of musical composition with reference to its rhythm, metrical structure, and tempo.e.the movement of a dance or the like to music so arranged:
waltz time. 25.
Military. rate of marching, calculated on the number of paces taken per minute:
double time; quick time. 26.
Manège. each completed action or movement of the horse.
–adjective 27.of, pertaining to, or showing the passage of time.28.(of an explosive device) containing a clock so that it will detonate at the desired moment:
a time bomb. 29.
Commerce. payable at a stated period of time after presentment:
time drafts or notes. 30.of or pertaining to purchases on the installment plan, or with payment postponed.
–verb (used with object) 31.to measure or record the speed, duration, or rate of:
to time a race. 32.to fix the duration of:
The proctor timed the test at 15 minutes. 33.to fix the interval between (actions, events, etc.):
They timed their strokes at six per minute. 34.to regulate (a train, clock, etc.) as to time.35.to appoint or choose the moment or occasion for; schedule:
He timed the attack perfectly.
–verb (used without object) 36.to keep time; sound or move in unison.
—Idioms 37.
against time, in an effort to finish something within a limited period:
We worked against time to get out the newspaper. 38.
ahead of time, before the time due; early:
The building was completed ahead of time. 39.
at one time, a.once; in a former time:
At one time they owned a restaurant. b.at the same time; at once:
They all tried to talk at one time. 40.
at the same time, nevertheless; yet:
I'd like to try it, but at the same time I'm a little afraid. 41.
at times, at intervals; occasionally:
At times the city becomes intolerable. 42.
beat someone's time, Slang. to compete for or win a person being dated or courted by another; prevail over a rival:
He accused me, his own brother, of trying to beat his time. 43.
behind the times, old-fashioned; dated:
These attitudes are behind the times. 44.
for the time being, temporarily; for the present:
Let's forget about it for the time being. 45.
from time to time, on occasion; occasionally; at intervals:
She comes to see us from time to time. 46.
gain time, to postpone in order to make preparations or gain an advantage; delay the outcome of:
He hoped to gain time by putting off signing the papers for a few days more. 47.
in good time, a.at the right time; on time; punctually.b.in advance of the right time; early:
We arrived at the appointed spot in good time. 48.
in no time, in a very brief time; almost at once:
Working together, they cleaned the entire house in no time. 49.
in time, a.early enough:
to come in time for dinner. b.in the future; eventually:
In time he'll see what is right. c.in the correct rhythm or tempo:
There would always be at least one child who couldn't play in time with the music. 50.
keep time, a.to record time, as a watch or clock does.b.to mark or observe the tempo.c.to perform rhythmic movements in unison.51.
kill time, to occupy oneself with some activity to make time pass quickly:
While I was waiting, I killed time counting the cars on the freight trains. 52.
make time, a.to move quickly, esp. in an attempt to recover lost time.b.to travel at a particular speed.53.
make time with, Slang. to pursue or take as a sexual partner.54.
many a time, again and again; frequently:
Many a time they didn't have enough to eat and went to bed hungry. 55.
mark time, a.to suspend progress temporarily, as to await developments; fail to advance.b.
Military. to move the feet alternately as in marching, but without advancing.56.
on one's own time, during one's free time; without payment:
He worked out more efficient production methods on his own time. 57.
on time, a.at the specified time; punctually.b.to be paid for within a designated period of time, as in installments:
Many people are never out of debt because they buy everything on time. 58.
out of time, not in the proper rhythm:
His singing was out of time with the music. 59.
pass the time of day, to converse briefly with or greet someone:
The women would stop in the market to pass the time of day. 60.
take one's time, to be slow or leisurely; dawdle:
Speed was important here, but he just took his time. 61.
time after time, again and again; repeatedly; often:
I've told him time after time not to slam the door. 62.
time and time again, repeatedly; often:
Time and time again I warned her to stop smoking. Also,
time and again.63.
time of life, (one's) age:
At your time of life you must be careful not to overdo things. 64.
time of one's life, Informal. an extremely enjoyable experience:
They had the time of their lives on their trip to Europe.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME; OE
tīma; c. ON
tīmi; (v.) ME
timen to arrange a time, deriv. of the n.; akin to
tide1
Synonyms:
4. term, spell, span.
6. epoch, era.
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n.
- A nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.
- An interval separating two points on this continuum; a duration: a long time since the last war; passed the time reading.
- A number, as of years, days, or minutes, representing such an interval: ran the course in a time just under four minutes.
- A similar number representing a specific point on this continuum, reckoned in hours and minutes: checked her watch and recorded the time, 6:17 [SIZE=-1]A.M.[/SIZE]
- A system by which such intervals are measured or such numbers are reckoned: solar time.
- An interval, especially a span of years, marked by similar events, conditions, or phenomena; an era. Often used in the plural: hard times; a time of troubles.
- times The present with respect to prevailing conditions and trends: You must change with the times.
- Periods or a period designated for a given activity: harvest time; time for bed.
- Periods or a period necessary or available for a given activity: I have no time for golf.
- A period at one's disposal: Do you have time for a chat?
- One of several instances: knocked three times; addressed Congress for the last time before retirement.
- times Used to indicate the number of instances by which something is multiplied or divided: This tree is three times taller than that one. My library is many times smaller than hers.
- One's lifetime.
- One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
- A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
- A period of military service.
- A period of apprenticeship.
- Informal A prison sentence.
- The customary period of work: hired for full time.
- The period spent working.
- The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
- The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
- The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
- An interval, especially a span of years, marked by similar events, conditions, or phenomena; an era. Often used in the plural: hard times; a time of troubles.
- times The present with respect to prevailing conditions and trends: You must change with the times.
- Periods or a period designated for a given activity: harvest time; time for bed.
- Periods or a period necessary or available for a given activity: I have no time for golf.
- A period at one's disposal: Do you have time for a chat?
- One of several instances: knocked three times; addressed Congress for the last time before retirement.
- times Used to indicate the number of instances by which something is multiplied or divided: This tree is three times taller than that one. My library is many times smaller than hers.
- One's lifetime.
- One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
- A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
- A period of military service.
- A period of apprenticeship.
- Informal A prison sentence.
- The customary period of work: hired for full time.
- The period spent working.
- The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
- The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
- The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
- A suitable or opportune moment or season: a time for taking stock of one's life.
- Periods or a period designated for a given activity: harvest time; time for bed.
- Periods or a period necessary or available for a given activity: I have no time for golf.
- A period at one's disposal: Do you have time for a chat?
- One of several instances: knocked three times; addressed Congress for the last time before retirement.
- times Used to indicate the number of instances by which something is multiplied or divided: This tree is three times taller than that one. My library is many times smaller than hers.
- One's lifetime.
- One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
- A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
- A period of military service.
- A period of apprenticeship.
- Informal A prison sentence.
- The customary period of work: hired for full time.
- The period spent working.
- The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
- The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
- The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
- An appointed or fated moment, especially of death or giving birth: He died before his time. Her time is near.
- One of several instances: knocked three times; addressed Congress for the last time before retirement.
- times Used to indicate the number of instances by which something is multiplied or divided: This tree is three times taller than that one. My library is many times smaller than hers.
- One's lifetime.
- One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
- A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
- A period of military service.
- A period of apprenticeship.
- Informal A prison sentence.
- The customary period of work: hired for full time.
- The period spent working.
- The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
- The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
- The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
- One's lifetime.
- One's period of greatest activity or engagement.
- A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.
- A period of military service.
- A period of apprenticeship.
- Informal A prison sentence.
- The customary period of work: hired for full time.
- The period spent working.
- The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
- The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
- The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
- A period of military service.
- A period of apprenticeship.
- Informal A prison sentence.
- The customary period of work: hired for full time.
- The period spent working.
- The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
- The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
- The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
- The customary period of work: hired for full time.
- The period spent working.
- The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.
- The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
- The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
- The period during which a radio or television program or commercial is broadcast: "There's television time to buy" (Brad Goldstein).
- The rate of speed of a measured activity: marching in double time.
- Music
- The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.
- The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.
- Chiefly British The hour at which a pub closes.
- Sports A time-out.
adj.
- Of, relating to, or measuring time.
- Constructed so as to operate at a particular moment: a time release.
- Payable on a future date or dates.
- Of or relating to installment buying: time payments.
tr.v.
timed,
tim·ing,
times
- To set the time for (an event or occasion).
- To adjust to keep accurate time.
- To adjust so that a force is applied or an action occurs at the desired time: timed his swing so as to hit the ball squarely.
- To record the speed or duration of: time a runner.
- To set or maintain the tempo, speed, or duration of: time a manufacturing process.
[Middle English, from Old English tīma; see dā- in Indo-European roots.]
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Time
Time\, n.; pl.
Times. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See
Tide, n.]
1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.
The time wasteth [i. e. passes away] night and day. --Chaucer.
I know of no ideas . . . that have a better claim to be accounted simple and original than those of space and time. --Reid.
2. A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as, the time was, or has been; the time is, or will be.
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets. --Heb. i. 1.
3. The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived; age; period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was destroyed in the time of Queen Elizabeth; -- often in the plural; as, ancient times; modern times.
4. The duration of one's life; the hours and days which a person has at his disposal.
Believe me, your time is not your own; it belongs to God, to religion, to mankind. --Buckminster.
5. A proper time; a season; an opportunity.
There is . . . a time to every purpose. --Eccl. iii. 1.
The time of figs was not yet. --Mark xi. 13.
6. Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition.
She was within one month of her time. --Clarendon.
7. Performance or occurrence of an action or event, considered with reference to repetition; addition of a number to itself; repetition; as, to double cloth four times; four times four, or sixteen.
Summers three times eight save one. --Milton.
8. The present life; existence in this world as contrasted with immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite, duration.
Till time and sin together cease. --Keble.
9. (Gram.) Tense.
10. (Mus.) The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division; as, common or triple time; the musician keeps good time.
Some few lines set unto a solemn time. --Beau. & Fl.
Note: Time is often used in the formation of compounds, mostly self-explaining; as, time-battered, time-beguiling, time-consecrated, time-consuming, time-enduring, time-killing, time-sanctioned, time-scorner, time-wasting, time-worn, etc.
Absolute time, time irrespective of local standards or epochs; as, all spectators see a lunar eclipse at the same instant of absolute time.
Apparent time, the time of day reckoned by the sun, or so that 12 o'clock at the place is the instant of the transit of the sun's center over the meridian.
Astronomical time, mean solar time reckoned by counting the hours continuously up to twenty-four from one noon to the next.
At times, at distinct intervals of duration; now and then; as, at times he reads, at other times he rides.
Civil time, time as reckoned for the purposes of common life in distinct periods, as years, months, days, hours, etc., the latter, among most modern nations, being divided into two series of twelve each, and reckoned, the first series from midnight to noon, the second, from noon to midnight.
Common time (Mil.), the ordinary time of marching, in which ninety steps, each twenty-eight inches in length, are taken in one minute.
Equation of time. See under
Equation, n.
In time. (a) In good season; sufficiently early; as, he arrived in time to see the exhibition. (b) After a considerable space of duration; eventually; finally; as, you will in time recover your health and strength.
Mean time. See under 4th
Mean.
Quick time (Mil.), time of marching, in which one hundred and twenty steps, each thirty inches in length, are taken in one minute.
Sidereal time. See under
Sidereal.
Standard time, the civil time that has been established by law or by general usage over a region or country. In England the standard time is Greenwich mean solar time. In the United States and Canada four kinds of standard time have been adopted by the railroads and accepted by the people, viz., Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time, corresponding severally to the mean local times of the 75th, 90th, 105th, and 120th meridians west from Greenwich, and being therefore five, six, seven, and eight hours slower than Greenwich time.
Time ball, a ball arranged to drop from the summit of a pole, to indicate true midday time, as at Greenwich Observatory, England. --Nichol.
Time bargain (Com.), a contract made for the sale or purchase of merchandise, or of stock in the public funds, at a certain time in the future.
Time bill. Same as
Time-table. [Eng.]
Time book, a book in which is kept a record of the time persons have worked.
Time detector, a timepiece provided with a device for registering and indicating the exact time when a watchman visits certain stations in his beat.
Time enough, in season; early enough. "Stanly at Bosworth field, . . . came time enough to save his life." --Bacon.
Time fuse, a fuse, as for an explosive projectile, which can be so arranged as to ignite the charge at a certain definite interval after being itself ignited.
Time immemorial, or
Time out of mind. (Eng. Law) See under
Immemorial.
Time lock, a lock having clockwork attached, which, when wound up, prevents the bolt from being withdrawn when locked, until a certain interval of time has elapsed.
Time of day, salutation appropriate to the times of the day, as "good morning," "good evening," and the like; greeting.
To kill time. See under
Kill, v. t.
To make time. (a) To gain time. (b) To occupy or use (a certain) time in doing something; as, the trotting horse made fast time.
To move,
run, or
go,
against time, to move, run, or go a given distance without a competitor, in the quickest possible time; or, to accomplish the greatest distance which can be passed over in a given time; as, the horse is to run against time.
True time. (a) Mean time as kept by a clock going uniformly. (b) (Astron.) Apparent time as reckoned from the transit of the sun's center over the meridian.
Time
Time\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Timed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Timing.]
1. To appoint the time for; to bring, begin, or perform at the proper season or time; as, he timed his appearance rightly.
There is no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things. --Bacon.
2. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
Who overlooked the oars, and timed the stroke. --Addison.
He was a thing of blood, whose every motion Was timed with dying cries. --Shak.
3. To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen.
4. To measure, as in music or harmony.
Time
Time\, v. i. 1. To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
With oar strokes timing to their song. --Whittier.
2. To pass time; to delay. [Obs.]
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noun1. an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" 2. a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time" 3. an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" 4. a suitable moment; "it is time to go" 5. the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past 6. a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together" 7. a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" [syn:
clock time] 8. the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event [syn:
fourth dimension] 9. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration [syn:
meter] 10. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" [syn:
prison term]
verb1. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners" [syn:
clock] 2. assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene" 3. set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" 4. regulate or set the time of; "time the clock" 5. adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
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T /ti:m T/ n.
1. An unspecified but usually well-understood time, often used in conjunction with a later time T+1. "We'll meet on campus at time T or at Louie's at time T+1" means, in the context of going out for dinner: "We can meet on campus and go to Louie's, or we can meet at Louie's itself a bit later." (Louie's was a Chinese restaurant in Palo Alto that was a favorite with hackers.) Had the number 30 been used instead of the number 1, it would have implied that the travel time from campus to Louie's is 30 minutes; whatever time T is (and that hasn't been decided on yet), you can meet half an hour later at Louie's than you could on campus and end up eating at the same time. See also
since time T equals minus infinity.
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time (n.)
O.E. tima "limited space of time," from P.Gmc. *timon "time" (cf. O.N. timi "time, proper time," Swed. timme "an hour"), from PIE *di-mon-, from base *da- "cut up, divide" (see
tide). Abstract sense of "time as an indefinite continuous duration" is recorded from 1388. Personified since at least 1509 as an aged bald man (but with a forelock) carrying a scythe and an hour-glass. In English, a single word encompasses time as "extent" and "point" (Fr. temps/fois, Ger. zeit/mal) as well as "hour" (e.g. "what time is it?" cf. Fr. heure, Ger. Uhr). Extended senses such as "occasion," "the right time," "leisure," or times (v.) "multiplied by" developed in O.E. and M.E., probably as a natural outgrowth of phrases like, "He commends her a hundred times to God" (O.Fr. La comande a Deu cent foiz).
"to have a good time ( = a time of enjoyment) was common in Eng. from c 1520 to c 1688; it was app. retained in America, whence readopted in Britain in 19th c." [OED]
Time of day (now mainly preserved in negation, i.e. what someone won't give you if he doesn't like you) was a popular 17c. salutation (e.g. "Good time of day vnto your Royall Grace," "Richard III," I.iii.1
. Times as the name of a newspaper dates from 1788. Time warp first attested 1954; time capsule first recorded 1938, in ref. to New York World's Fair; time-travelling in the science fiction sense first recorded 1895 in H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine." To do time "serve a prison sentence" is from 1865. Time-honored is from 1593; time-worn is first attested 1729; time-keeper is from 1686; timeless "eternal" is 1628, earlier it meant "ill-timed" (1560). Time-limit is from 1880; time out in football is recorded from 1896. About time, ironically for "long past due time," is recorded from 1920. First record of timetable is attested from 1838, originally of railway trains. Behind the times "old-fashioned" is recorded from 1846, first attested in Dickens.
time (v.)
O.E. getimian "to happen, befall," from
time (n.). Meaning "to appoint a time" (of an action, etc.) is attested from c.1300; sense of "to record the time of" (a race, event, etc.) is first attested 1670.
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Main Entry:
time
Pronunciation: 'tIm
Function:
noun
1 a : the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists orcontinues —see
[SIZE=-1]COAGULATION TIME[/SIZE],
[SIZE=-1]PROTHROMBINTIME[/SIZE],
[SIZE=-1]REACTION TIME[/SIZE] b : a continuum which lacks spatial dimensions and in which events succeedone another from past through present to future
2 : the point or period when something occurs
3 : a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock orcalendar
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Time, IL (village, FIPS 75419)
Location: (39.561160, -90.722947)
Population (2000): 29 (14 housing units)
Area: 0.436141 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
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time In addition to the idioms beginning with
time, also see
about time;
against the clock (time);
ahead of one's time;
ahead of time;
all the time;
at all times;
at one time;
at one time or another;
at the same time;
at this point (in time);
at times;
beat time;
behind in (time);
behind the times;
bide one's time;
big time;
buy time;
call one's (time one's) own;
chow down (time);
crunch time;
do time;
every time one turns around;
for the moment (time being);
from time to time;
good-time Charlie;
hard time;
have a good time;
high time;
in between times;
in due course (of time);
in good time;
in no time;
in the fullness of time;
in the nick of time;
in time;
keep time;
keep up (with the times);
kill time;
less than (no time);
long time no see;
lose time;
make good time;
make time;
make up for lost time;
many is the (time);
mark time;
not give someone the time of day;
no time for;
no time like the present;
of one's life, time;
on borrowed time;
once upon a time;
one by one (at a time);
on one's own time;
on time;
pass the time;
play for time;
point in time;
pressed for time;
serve time;
show someone a good time;
small time;
stitch in time;
take one's time;
take up space (time);
tell time;
whale of a time.
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1time
Pronunciation: \ˈtīm\ Function:
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English
tīma; akin to Old Norse
tīmi time, Old English
tīd — more at
tide Date: before 12th century 1 a
: the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
: duration b
: a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future c
: leisure <
time for reading>2
: the point or period when something occurs
: occasion3 a
: an appointed, fixed, or customary moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end <arrived ahead of
time> b
: an opportune or suitable moment <decided it was
time to retire> —often used in the phrase
about time<about
time for a change>4 a
: a historical period
: age b
: a division of geologic chronology c
: conditions at present or at some specified period —usually used in plural <
times are hard><move with the
times> d
: the present time <issues of the
time>5 a
: lifetime b
: a period of apprenticeship c
: a term of military service d
: a prison sentence6
: season <very hot for this
time of year>7 a
: rate of speed
: tempo b
: the grouping of the beats of music
: rhythm8 a
: a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar <what
time is it> b
: any of various systems (as sidereal or solar) of reckoning time9 a
: one of a series of recurring instances or repeated actions <you've been told many
times> b
plural (1)
: added or accumulated quantities or instances <five
times greater> (2)
: equal fractional parts of which an indicated number equal a comparatively greater quantity <seven
times smaller> <three
times closer> c
: turn <three
times at bat>10
: finite as contrasted with infinite duration11
: a person's experience during a specified period or on a particular occasion <a good
time> <a hard
time>12 a
: the hours or days required to be occupied by one's work <make up
time> <on company
time> b
: an hourly pay rate <straight
time> c
: wages paid at discharge or resignation <pick up your
time and get out>13 a
: the playing time of a game b
: time-out 114
: a period during which something is used or available for use <computer
time>
— at the same time
: nevertheless ,
yet <slick and
at the same time strangely unprofessional — Gerald Weaks>
— at times
: at intervals
: occasionally
— for the time being
: for the present
— from time to time
: once in a while
: occasionally
— in no time
: very quickly or soon
— in time 1
: sufficiently early2
: eventually3
: in correct tempo <learn to play
in time>
— on time 1 a
: at the appointed time b
: on schedule2
: on the installment plan
— time and again
: frequently ,
repeatedly
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