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time
/taɪm/
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  1. noun
    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"

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    clock time
  2. noun
    rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

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    meter metre
    type of:
    rhythmicity
  3. noun
    an instance or single occasion for some event
    "this time he succeeded" "he called four times"

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    clip
    type of:
    example case instance
  4. noun
    the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
    "he is doing time in the county jail"

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    prison term sentence
    type of:
    term
  5. verb
    measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time

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    clock
    type of:
    measure quantify
  6. noun
    the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event

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    fourth dimension
    type of:
    dimension
  7. verb
    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"
    type of:
    correct adjust set
  8. noun
    an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
    "the time of year for planting" "he was a great actor in his time"
  9. noun
    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" "he waited for a long time"
  10. noun
    a person's experience on a particular occasion
    "he had a time holding back the tears" "they had a good time together"
    type of:
    experience
  11. verb
    assign a time for an activity or event
    "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
    type of:
    schedule
  12. noun
    a suitable moment
    "it is time to go"
  13. verb
    regulate or set the time of
    "time the clock"
    type of:
    set adjust correct
  14. verb
    set the speed, duration, or execution of
    "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
  15. noun
    the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
    "he waited for along time" "it took some time before he got an answer" "time flies like an arrow"
    type of:
    attribute
Examples of time
  • "do you know what time it is?"
  • "the time is 10 o'clock"
  • "this time he succeeded"
  • "he called four times"
  • "he is doing time in the county jail"
  • "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
  • "the time of year for planting"
  • "he was a great actor in his time"
  • "take time to smell the roses"
  • "I didn't have time to finish"
  • "it took more than half my time"
  • "he waited for a long time"
  • "he had a time holding back the tears"
  • "they had a good time together"
  • "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
  • "it is time to go"
  • "time the clock"
  • "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
  • "he waited for along time"
  • "it took some time before he got an answer"
  • "time flies like an arrow"
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