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n.

1.

a. A nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.

b. An interval separating two points on this continuum; a duration: a long time since the last war; passed the time reading.

c. A number, as of years, days, or minutes, representing such an interval: ran the course in a time just under four minutes.

d. A similar number representing a specific point on this continuum, reckoned in hours and minutes: checked her watch and recorded the time, 6:17 a.m.

e. A system by which such intervals are measured or such numbers are reckoned: solar time.

2.

a. 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.

b. times The present with respect to prevailing conditions and trends: You must change with the times.

3. A suitable or opportune moment or season: a time for taking stock of one's life.

4.

a. Periods or a period designated for a given activity: harvest time; time for bed.

b. Periods or a period necessary or available for a given activity: I have no time for golf.

c. A period at one's disposal: Do you have time for a chat?

5. An appointed or fated moment, especially of death or giving birth: He died before his time. Her time is near.

6.

a. One of several instances: knocked three times; addressed Congress for the last time before retirement.

b. 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.

7.

a. One's lifetime.

b. One's period of greatest activity or engagement.

c. A person's experience during a specific period or on a certain occasion: had a good time at the party.

8.

a. A period of military service.

b. A period of apprenticeship.

c. Informal A prison sentence.

9.

a. The customary period of work: hired for full time.

b. The period spent working.

c. The hourly pay rate: earned double time on Sundays.

10. The period during which a radio or television program or commercial is broadcast: "There's television time to buy" Brad Goldstein.

11. The rate of speed of a measured activity: marching in double time.

12. Music

a. The meter of a musical pattern: three-quarter time.

b. The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played; the tempo.

13. Chiefly British The hour at which a pub closes.

14. Sports A time-out.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or measuring time.

2. Constructed so as to operate at a particular moment: a time release.

3. Payable on a future date or dates.

4. Of or relating to installment buying: time payments.

tr.v. timed, tim·ing, times

1. To set the time for (an event or occasion).

2. To adjust to keep accurate time.

3. 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.

4. To record the speed or duration of: time a runner.

5. To set or maintain the tempo, speed, or duration of: time a manufacturing process.

Idioms:

against time

With a quickly approaching time limit: worked against time to deliver the manuscript before the deadline.

at one time

1. Simultaneously.

2. At a period or moment in the past.

at the same time

However; nonetheless.

at times

On occasion; sometimes.

behind the times

Out-of-date; old-fashioned.

for the time being

Temporarily.

from time to time

Once in a while; at intervals.

high time

The appropriate or urgent time: It's high time that you started working.

in good time

1. In a reasonable length of time.

2. When or before due.

3. Quickly.

in no time

Almost instantly; immediately.

in time

1. Before a time limit expires.

2. Within an indefinite time; eventually: In time they came to accept the harsh facts.

3. Music

a. In the proper tempo.

b. Played with a meter.

on time

1. According to schedule; punctual or punctually.

2. By paying in installments.

time after time

Again and again; repeatedly.

time and again

Again and again; repeatedly.

time of (one's) life

A highly pleasurable experience: We had the time of our lives at the beach.

time on (one's) hands

An interval with nothing to do.

time was

There was once a time: "Time was when [urban gangs] were part of a . . . subculture that inner-city adolescence outgrew" George F. Will.

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[Middle English, from Old English tma; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

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time

Noun

1. the past, present, and future regarded as a continuous whole Related adjective temporal

2. Physics a quantity measuring duration, measured with reference to the rotation of the earth or from the vibrations of certain atoms

3. a specific point in time expressed in hours and minutes: what time are you going?

4. a system of reckoning for expressing time: the deadline is 5:00 Eastern Time today

5. an unspecified interval; a while: some recover for a time and then relapse

6. an instance or occasion: when was the last time you saw it?

7. a sufficient interval or period: I need time to think

8. an occasion or period of specified quality: they'd had a lovely time

9. a suitable moment: the time has come to make peace

10. a period or point marked by specific attributes or events: in Victorian times

11. Brit the time at which licensed premises are required by law to stop selling alcoholic drinks

12. the rate of pay for work done in normal working hours: you get double time for working on a Sunday

13.

a. the system of combining beats in music into successive groupings by which the rhythm of the music is established

b. a specific system having a specific number of beats in each grouping or bar: duple time

14. against time in an effort to complete something in a limited period

15. ahead of time before the deadline

16. at one time

a. once or formerly

b. simultaneously

17. at the same time

a. simultaneously

b. nevertheless or however

18. at times sometimes

19. beat time to indicate the tempo of a piece of music by waving a baton, hand, etc.

20. do time Informal to serve a term in jail

21. for the time being for the moment; temporarily

22. from time to time at intervals; occasionally

23. have no time for to have no patience with

24. in no time very quickly

25. in one's own time

a. outside paid working hours

b. at the speed of one's choice

26. in time

a. early or at the appointed time: he made it to the hospital in time for the baby's arrival

b. eventually: in time, the children of intelligent parents will come to dominate

c. Music at a correct metrical or rhythmic pulse

27. make time to find an opportunity

28. on time at the expected or scheduled time

29. pass the time to occupy oneself when there is nothing else to do: they pass their time watching game shows on television

30. pass the time of day to have a short casual conversation (with someone)

31. time and again frequently

32. time of one's life a memorably enjoyable time

33. time out of mind from long before anyone can remember

Verb

[timing, timed]

1. to measure the speed or duration of: my Porsche was timed at 128 mph

2. to set a time for: the attack was timed for 6 am

3. to do (something) at a suitable time: her entry could not have been better timed

Adjective

operating automatically at or for a set time: an electrical time switch

interj

the word called out by a publican signalling that it is closing time

See also times [Old English tīma]

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time  (tm)

1. A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future. See Note at space-time.

2.

a. An interval separating two points of this quantity; a duration.

b. A system or reference frame in which such intervals are measured or such quantities are calculated.

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Time

See also antiquity; future; past.

anachronism

1. a person or a thing remaining or appearing after its own time period; archaism.
2. an error in chronology. Also called antichronism. — anachronistic, anachronistical, anachronous, adj.

asynchronism

the absence of concurrent time. Cf. synchronism. — asynchronic, adj. — asynchrony, n.

chronology

1. the science of arranging time in fixed periods for the purpose of dating events accurately and arranging them in order of occurrence.
2. a reference book organized according to the dates of past events. — chronologer, chronologist, n. — chronological, adj.

chronometry

1. the art of measuring time accurately.
2. the measurement of time by periods or divisions. — chronometric, chronometrical, adj.

chronophobia

an abnormal discomfort concerning time.

chronoscope

an instrument for accurate measurement of very short periods of time, as the time of trajectory of missiles.

chronoscopy

accurate measurement of short intervals of time by means of a chronoscope. — chronoscopic, adj.

clepsydra

an instrument for measuring time by the controlled flow of water or mercury through a small opening.

coetaneity

coevalneity. — coetaneous, adj.

coeternity

the state of eternal coexistence; eternal coexistence with another eternal entity. — coetemal, adj.

coevalneity

the state or quality of being alike in age or duration; contemporaneity. Also called coetaneity. — coeval, adj.

cunctation

the practice or habit of delay or tardiness; procrastination. — cunctator, n. — cunctatious, cunctatory, adj.

dendrochronology

the science of fixing dates in the past by the study of growth rings in trees. — dendrochronologist, n. — dendrochronological, adj.

diachronism, diachrony

the comparative study of a development based on its history. — diachronic, diachronistic, diachronistical, adj.

diuturnity

Rare. the quality of long duration in time; length of time. — diuturnal, adj.

geochronology

the chronology of the earth as induced from geologic data. — geochronologist, n. — geochronologic, geochronological, adj.

glottochronology

the study of two or more related but distinct languages in order to determine when they separated, by examining the lexicon they share and those parts of it that have been replaced. — glottochronologist, n. — glottochronological, adj.

gnomonics

the art or science of constructing dials, as sundials, which show the time of day by the shadow of the gnomon, a pin or triangle raised above the surface of the dial.

gnomonology

a treatise or other work on the subject of gnomics.

horologe

any instrument or device for telling time, especially a sundial and early forms of the clock.

horologiography

1. the description of watches and clocks.
2. the art of making timepieces. — horologiographer, horologiographian, n. — horologiographic, adj.

horology

the art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time. — horologist, n. — horological, adj.

horometer

an instrument for measuring time.

horometry

the art or science of measuring time. — horometrical, adj.

immediatism

immediateness; the quality or condition of being immediate.

intempestivity

Obsolete, the state or condition of being untimely. — intempestive, adj.

isochronism

1. the characteristic of having a uniform period of vibration.
2. the condition of occurring at the same time as another event. — isochronic, adj. — isochrony, n.

menology

a calendar of months.

mensality

the state or condition of occurring monthly.

metachronism

a chronological error in which an event is assigned a date after its real one. Cf. parachronism. — metachronic, adj.

microchronometer

an instrument for measuring extremely small time intervals. — microchronometric, adj.

obsolescence

the process or condition of going out of date or being no longer in use. — obsolescent, adj.

parachronism

the dating of an event as later than its actual occurrence. Cf. prochronism. — parachronic, adj.

phenology

the study of natural phenomena that occur periodically, as migration or blossoming, and their relation to climate and changes of season. — phenologist, n. — phenological, adj.

photochronograph

1. a camera for recording motion by a series of photographs taken at brief intervals.
2. the photograph so produced.
3. a camera that records the exact time of the event it is photographing by exposing a moving sensitized plate to the tracing of a thin beam of light synchronized with the event.

prevenance, prevenience

the act or state of preceding or coming before. — prevenient, adj.

prochronism

the dating of an event as earlier than its actual occurrence. Cf. parachronism. — prochronic, adj.

quotiety

the proportionate frequency at which an event takes place. See also numbers.

sempiternity

the state or quality of being eternal, without beginning or end. — sempiternal, adj.

synchronism, synchrony

a coincidence in time; simultaneity. Cf. asynchronism. — synchronistic, synchronistical, adj.

synchronology

an arrangement of events by date, grouping together all those of the same date; a comparative chronology. — synchronological, adj.

transience, transiency

the state or quality of passing with time or being ephemeral or fleeting. — transient, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	time - an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" clip case, instance, example - an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
	2.	time - 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" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
	3.	time - 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" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" day - some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual" dead - a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense; "the dead of winter" hard times - a time of difficulty incarnation - time passed in a particular bodily form; "he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation" wee - a short time; "bide a wee" while, spell, patch, piece - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" mo, moment, second, minute, bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" ephemera - something transitory; lasting a day space age - the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present
	4.	time - a suitable moment; "it is time to go" moment, instant, minute, second - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began" high time - the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work" occasion - the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
	5.	time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity geologic time, geological time - the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) biological time - the time of various biological processes cosmic time - the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe civil time, local time, standard time - the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight-saving time, daylight-savings time - time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings nowadays, present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" past, past times, yesteryear - the time that has elapsed; "forget the past" future, futurity, time to come, hereafter - the time yet to come musical time - (music) the beat of musical rhythm continuum - a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts GMT, Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Time, universal time, UT, UT1 - the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere duration, continuance - the property of enduring or continuing in time eternity, infinity - time without end
	6.	time - a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together" experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"
	7.	time - 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 meter reading, reading, indication - a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" SCLK, spacecraft clock time - the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft prime time - the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
	8.	time - the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event fourth dimension dimension - the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
	9.	time - rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration metre, meter rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
	10.	time - 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 term - a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term" hard time - a term served in a maximum security prison life sentence, life - a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives; "he got life for killing the guard"
Verb	1.	time - 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 measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" mistime - time incorrectly; "She mistimed the marathon runner"
	2.	time - assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene" schedule - plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"
	3.	time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
	4.	time - regulate or set the time of; "time the clock" adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
	5.	time - 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" adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

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time

noun 1. period, while, term, season, space, stretch, spell, phase, interval, span, period of time, stint, duration, length of time, time frame, timeline

noun 2. occasion, point, moment, stage, instance, point in time, juncture

noun 3. age, days, era, year, date, generation, duration, epoch, chronology, aeon

noun 4. tempo, beat, rhythm, measure, metre

noun 5. lifetime, day, life, season, duration, life span, allotted span

noun 6. heyday, prime, peak, hour, springtime, salad days, best years or days

verb 7. measure, judge, clock, count

verb 8. schedule, set, plan, book, programme, set up, fix, arrange, line up, organize, timetable, slate U.S. fix up, prearrange

verb 9. regulate, control, calculate at one time once, previously, formerly, for a while, hitherto, once upon a time >> at times sometimes, occasionally, from time to time, now and then, on occasion, once in a while, every now and then, every so often for the time being for now, meanwhile, meantime, in the meantime, temporarily, for the moment, for the present, pro tem, for the nonce from time to time occasionally, sometimes, now and then, at times, on occasion, once in a while, every now and then, every so often in good time

10. on time, early, ahead of schedule, ahead of time, with time to spare

11. promptly, quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, with dispatch in no time quickly, rapidly, swiftly, in a moment, in a flash, speedily, in an instant, apace, before you know it, in a trice, in a jiffy (informal) in two shakes of a lamb's tail (informal) before you can say Jack Robinson >> in time 12. on time, on schedule, in good time, at the appointed time, early, with time to spare

13. eventually, one day, ultimately, sooner or later, someday, in the fullness of time, by and by >> on time punctual(ly), prompt(ly), on schedule, in good time, on the dot time and again over and over again, repeatedly, time after time >> adjective temporal

Translations

time [taɪm] n → tiempo (= epoch) (often pl) → época;

(by clock) → hora (= moment); momento (= occasion); vez f;

(MUS) → compás m

vt → calcular or medir el tiempo de [+ race]; cronometrar [+ remark etc]; elegir el momento para;

a long time → mucho tiempo;

4 at a time → 4 a la vez;

for the time being → de momento, por ahora;

at times → a veces, a ratos;

time after time, time and again → repetidas veces, una y otra vez;

from time to time → de vez en cuando;

in time (= soon enough) → a tiempo (= after some time); con el tiempo;

(MUS) → al compás;

in a week's time → dentro de una semana;

in no time → en un abrir y cerrar de ojos;

any time → cuando sea;

on time → a la hora;

to be 30 minutes behind/ahead of time → llevar media hora de retraso/adelanto;

to take one's time → tomárselo con calma;

he'll do it in his own time (without being hurried) → lo hará sin prisa;

(out of working hours) → lo hará en su tiempo libre;

by the time he arrived → cuando llegó;

5 times 5 → 5 por 5;

what time is it? → ¿qué hora es?;

what time do you make it? → ¿qué hora es or tiene?;

to be behind the times → estar atrasado;

to carry 3 boxes at a time → llevar 3 cajas a la vez;

to keep time → llevar el ritmo or el compás;

to have a good time → pasarlo bien, divertirse;

to time sth well/badly → elegir un buen/mal momento para algo;

the bomb was timed to explode 5 minutes later → la bomba estaba programada para explotar 5 minutos más tarde

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time [taɪm] n → temps m (= epoch) (often pl) → époque f, temps;

(by clock) → heure f (= moment); moment m (= occasion), (also Math) → fois f;

(Mus) → mesure f

vt [+ race] → chronométrer [+ programme]; minuter [+ visit]; fixer [+ remark etc]; choisir le moment de;

a long time → un long moment, longtemps;

four at a time → quatre à la fois;

for the time being → pour le moment;

from time to time → de temps en temps;

time after time, time and again → bien des fois;

at times → parfois;

in time (= soon enough) → à temps (= after some time); avec le temps, à la longue;

(Mus) → en mesure;

in a week's time → dans une semaine;

in no time → en un rien de temps;

any time → n'importe quand;

on time → à l'heure;

to be 30 minutes behind/ahead of time → avoir 30 minutes de retard/d'avance;

by the time he arrived → quand il est arrivé, le temps qu'il arrive + sub;

5 times 5 → 5 fois 5;

what time is it? → quelle heure est-il?;

what time do you make it? → quelle heure avez-vous?;

what time is the museum/shop open? → à quelle heure ouvre le musée/magasin?;

to have a good time → bien s'amuser;

we (or they etc) had a hard time → ça a été difficile or pénible;

time's up! → c'est l'heure!;

I've no time for it (fig) → cela m'agace;

he'll do it in his own (good) time (= without being hurried) → il le fera quand il en aura le temps;

he'll do it in or (US) on his own time (= out of working hours); il le fera à ses heures perdues;

to be behind the times → retarder (sur son temps)

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time [taɪm] n → Zeit f (= occasion); Gelegenheit f, Mal nt;

(Mus) → Takt m

vt (= measure time of) → die Zeit messen bei [+ runner]; stoppen (= fix moment for) [+ visit etc] → den Zeitpunkt festlegen für;

a long time → eine lange Zeit;

for the time being → vorläufig;

4 at a time → 4 auf einmal;

from time to time → von Zeit zu Zeit;

time after time, time and again → immer (und immer) wieder;

at times → manchmal, zuweilen;

in time (= soon enough) → rechtzeitig (= eventually); mit der Zeit;

(Mus) → im Takt;

in a week's time → in einer Woche;

in no time → im Handumdrehen;

any time → jederzeit;

on time → rechtzeitig;

to be 30 minutes behind/ahead of time → 30 Minuten zurück/voraus sein;

by the time he arrived → als er ankam;

5 times 5 → 5 mal 5;

what time is it? → wie spät ist es?;

to have a good time → sich amüsieren;

we/they etc had a hard time → wir/sie etc hatten es schwer;

time's up! → die Zeit ist um!;

I've no time for it (fig) → dafür habe ich nichts übrig;

he'll do it in his own (good) time (without being hurried) → er macht es, ohne sich hetzen zu lassen;

he'll do it in his own time, he'll do it on his own time (US) (out of working hours) → er macht es in seiner Freizeit;

to be behind the times → rückständig sein;

to time sth well/badly → den richtigen/falschen Zeitpunkt für etw wählen;

the bomb was timed to go off 5 minutes later → die Bombe war so eingestellt, dass sie 5 Minuten später explodieren sollte

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time [taɪm] n → tempo (= epoch) (often pl) → epoca, tempo;

(by clock) → ora (= moment); momento (= occasion), (also MATH) → volta;

(MUS) → tempo

vt [+ race] → cronometrare [+ programme]; calcolare la durata di [+ remark etc]: to time sth well/badly → scegliere il momento più/meno opportuno per qc;

a long time → molto tempo;

for the time being → per il momento;

from time to time → ogni tanto;

time after time, time and again → mille volte;

in time (= soon enough) → in tempo (= after some time); col tempo;

(MUS) → a tempo;

at times → a volte;

to take one's time → prenderla con calma;

in a week's time → fra una settimana;

in no time → in un attimo;

on time → puntualmente;

to be 30 minutes behind/ahead of time → avere 30 minuti di ritardo/anticipo;

by the time he arrived → quando è arrivato;

5 times 5 → 5 volte 5, 5 per 5;

what time is it? → che ora è?, che ore sono?;

what time do you make it? → che ora fa?;

to have a good time → divertirsi;

they had a hard time of it → è stato duro per loro;

time's up! → è (l')ora!;

to be behind the times → vivere nel passato;

I've no time for it (fig) → non ho tempo da perdere con cose del genere;

he'll do it in his own (good) time (= without being hurried) → lo farà quando avrà (un minuto di) tempo;

he'll do it in or (US) on his own time (= out of working hours); lo farà nel suo tempo libero;

the bomb was timed to explode 5 minutes later → la bomba era stata regolata in modo da esplodere 5 minuti più tardi