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   Time

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   noun

   • 1. the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole: "travel through space and time"
   • ▪ the progress of time as affecting people and things: "things were getting better as time passed"
   • ▪ time or an amount of time as reckoned by a conventional standard: "it's eight o'clock Eastern Standard Time"
   • ▪ the personification of time, typically as an old man with a scythe and hourglass.
   • 2. a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon: "the time is 9:30" Similar hourdated:o'clock
   • ▪ a moment or definite portion of time allotted, used, or suitable for a purpose: "the scheduled departure time"
   • ▪ the favorable or appropriate time to do something; the right moment: "it was time to go" Similar momentpointpoint in timeoccasionhourminutesecondinstantjuncturestagephase
   • ▪ an indefinite period: "traveling always distorts one's feelings for a time" Similar whilespellstretchstintspanseasonintervalperiodperiod of timelength of timedurationrunspacephasestageterminformal:patch
   • ▪ a more or less definite portion of time in history or characterized by particular events or circumstances: "Victorian times" Similar eraageepochperiodeonyearsdaysgenerationdate
   • ▪ the conditions of life during a particular period: "times have changed" Similar situationstate of affairsexperiencelifeway of lifeconditionscircumstancesaffairssurroundingsenvironmentcontextbackgroundambienceatmosphere
   • ▪ used in names of newspapers: "The New York Times"
   • ▪ one's lifetime: "I've known a lot of women in my time" Similar lifetimelifelife spanallotted spandaystime on earthexistencethreescore years and tenthis mortal coilinformal:born days
   • ▪ the successful, fortunate, or influential part of a person's life or career: "in my time that was unheard of" Similar heydaydayhourprimebest days/yearsyouthvigorspringtimesalad daysmaturity
   • ▪ the appropriate or expected time for something, in particular childbirth or death: "he seemed old before his time"
   • ▪ an apprenticeship: "all of our foremen served their time on the loading dock"
   • ▪ a period of menstruation or pregnancy. dated
   • ▪ the normal rate of pay for time spent working: "if called out on weekends, they are paid time and a half"
   • ▪ the length of time taken to run a race or complete an event or journey: "his time for the mile was 3:49.31"
   • ▪ the end of the game: "he scored five minutes from time"
   • ▪ (in sports) a moment at which play is stopped temporarily within a game, or the act of calling for this: "the umpire called time"
   • 3. time as allotted, available, or used: "we need more time"
   • ▪ a prison sentence: informal "he was doing time for fraud"
   • 4. an instance of something happening or being done; an occasion: "this is the first time I have gotten into debt"
   • ▪ an event, occasion, or period experienced in a particular way: "she was having a rough time of it" Similar situationstate of affairsexperiencelifeway of lifeconditionscircumstancesaffairssurroundingsenvironmentcontextbackgroundambienceatmosphere
   • 5. (following a number) expressing multiplication: "five goes into fifteen three times"
   • 6. the rhythmic pattern of a piece of music, as expressed by a time signature: "tunes in waltz time" Similar rhythmtempobeatpulseflowmetermeasurecadencepatternaccentstress
   • ▪ the tempo at which a piece of music is played or marked to be played.

   verb

   • 1. plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done: "the first track race is timed for 11:15" Similar schedulesetset uparrangeorganizefixfix upfix a time forbookline upslot inprearrangetimetablebillprogramplanslate
   • ▪ perform (an action) at a particular moment: "Williams timed his pass perfectly from about thirty yards" Similar regulateadjustcalculatesetsynchronize
   • 2. measure the time taken by (a process or activity, or a person doing it): "we were timed and given certificates according to our speed" Similar measureput a stopwatch onmetercountinformal:clock

   Word Origin Old Englishtīma, of Germanic origin; related to tide, which it superseded in temporal senses. The earliest of the current verb senses (dating from late Middle English) is ‘do (something) at a particular moment’.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TimeTime - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to compare the duration of events or the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change of quantities in material reality or in the conscious ...

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   What does time mean in English?

   • A duration or relation of events expressed in terms of past, present, and future, and measured in units such as minutes, hours, days, months, or years. "Collins Language.com". HarperCollins. 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.

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   What does time mean in music?

   • For musical conceptions of "time", see Time (music) and Tempo. Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future.

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   What is the operational definition of time?

   • This operational definition of time, wherein one says that observing a certain number of repetitions of one or another standard cyclical event constitutes one standard unit, such as the second, is useful in the conduct of both advanced experiments and everyday affairs of life. There are many systems for determining what time it is.

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   What is a time standard?

   • A time standard is a specification for measuring time: assigning a number or calendar date to an instant (point in time), quantifying the duration of a time interval, and establishing a chronology (ordering of events).

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4. vclock.com › timeWhat time is it - Exact time - Any time zone - vClock

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   1 day ago · The home page displays the clock with the exact time in your region, as well as a pre-installed list of clocks for major cities. You can modify this list as you wish. For any city in the list, you can open a separate page with a clock by clicking on the title with the name of the city.

5. time.isTime.is - exact time, any time zone

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   2 days ago · Time.is is a website that provides accurate and reliable time information for any location and time zone in the world. You can compare the time difference between different places, check the daylight saving time status, and customize your own clock with no distractions.

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7. greenwichmeantime.com › time-zone › definitionGMT - home - World Time & Converters

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   1 day ago · A standard time zone is defined as a geographical area or region throughout which the same standard time is observed. A time zone item specifies an international time zone, indicated by an abbreviation (small set of letters).

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ClockClock - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Casio F-91W digital watch, one of the most popular watches ever. A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units such as the day, the lunar month, and the year. Devices operating on several physical ...

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › time beingTime being - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   2 days ago · time being: 1 n the present occasion Synonyms: nonce Type of: nowadays , present the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scientific_methodScientific method - Wikipedia

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    3 days ago · e. The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. The scientific method involves careful observation coupled with rigorous scepticism, because cognitive assumptions can distort the interpretation of the observation.