time

Nouns

  • (n) an instance or single occasion for some event
    • this time he succeeded
    • he called four times
    • he could do ten at a clip
    clip,
  • (n) 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
  • (n) 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
  • (n) a suitable moment
    • it is time to go
  • (n) the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
  • (n) a person's experience on a particular occasion
    • he had a time holding back the tears
    • they had a good time together
  • (n) 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
    clock time,
  • (n) the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event fourth dimension,
  • (n) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration metre, meter,
  • (n) 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
    prison term, sentence,

Verbs

  • (v) 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
    clock,
  • (v) assign a time for an activity or event
    • The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene
  • (v) set the speed, duration, or execution of
    • we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely
  • (v) regulate or set the time of
    • time the clock
  • (v) 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

Synonyms

clock clip clock time fourth dimension metre meter prison term sentence

Words of close approximity

TIA TiB tic tie tin tip tit Tiu
tick tide tidy tied tier tiff tike tile till tilt tine ting tink tint tiny tipi tipu tire tiro titi Tito
time and again time and a half time and motion study time-and-motion study time and time again time-ball time being time bill time bomb time capsule timecard time clock time constant time-consuming timed time-delay measuring instrument time-delay measuring system time deposit time deposit account time draft time exposure time frame time-fuse time-honored time-honoured time immemorial time interval timekeeper timekeeping time lag timeless timeless existence timelessness time limit timeline timeliness time loan timely time machine time-motion study time note time of arrival time of day time of departure time off time of life time of origin time of year time out time-out time out of mind time period timepiece time plan timer time-release times time scale time-scale factor time series timeserver timeserving time sharing time sheet time signal time signature time slot Times Square time study time-switch timetable time-tested time to come time unit time value timework timeworn time zone