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   Time

   /tīm/

   

   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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › timeTime Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TIME is the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration. How to use time in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTIME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TIME definition: 1. the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › timeTIME Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Time definition: 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.. See examples of TIME used in a sentence.

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

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   Standard time or civil time in a time zone deviates a fixed, round amount, usually a whole number of hours, from some form of Universal Time, usually UTC. Most time zones are exactly one hour apart, and by convention compute their local time as an offset from UTC.

6. www.britannica.com › science › timeTime | Definition & Facts | Britannica

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   May 28, 2024 · Time, a measured or measurable period, a continuum that lacks spatial dimensions. Time is of philosophical interest and is also the subject of mathematical and scientific investigation. Learn more about the concept of time and its history in this article.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › timeTIME | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   TIME definition: 1. Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, etc.: 2. a particular point in the day or…. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › timeTime - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Time is the movement from past to present to future. You can tell time with a clock, and it takes time to do anything. You can have a great time at a party, serve time in jail, or keep time while making music. You can time the runners in a race by keeping track of how long it takes them to finish.