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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]
Time 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. the absence of concurrent time. Cf. synchronism. — asynchronic, adj. — asynchrony, n. 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. 1. the art of measuring time accurately. 2. the measurement of time by periods or divisions. — chronometric, chronometrical, adj. an abnormal discomfort concerning time. an instrument for accurate measurement of very short periods of time, as the time of trajectory of missiles. accurate measurement of short intervals of time by means of a chronoscope. — chronoscopic, adj. an instrument for measuring time by the controlled flow of water or mercury through a small opening. coevalneity. — coetaneous, adj. the state of eternal coexistence; eternal coexistence with another eternal entity. — coetemal, adj. the state or quality of being alike in age or duration; contemporaneity. Also called coetaneity. — coeval, adj. the practice or habit of delay or tardiness; procrastination. — cunctator, n. — cunctatious, cunctatory, adj. the science of fixing dates in the past by the study of growth rings in trees. — dendrochronologist, n. — dendrochronological, adj. the comparative study of a development based on its history. — diachronic, diachronistic, diachronistical, adj. Rare. the quality of long duration in time; length of time. — diuturnal, adj. the chronology of the earth as induced from geologic data. — geochronologist, n. — geochronologic, geochronological, adj. 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. 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. a treatise or other work on the subject of gnomics. any instrument or device for telling time, especially a sundial and early forms of the clock. 1. the description of watches and clocks. 2. the art of making timepieces. — horologiographer, horologiographian, n. — horologiographic, adj. the art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time. — horologist, n. — horological, adj. an instrument for measuring time. the art or science of measuring time. — horometrical, adj. immediateness; the quality or condition of being immediate. Obsolete, the state or condition of being untimely. — intempestive, adj. 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. a calendar of months. the state or condition of occurring monthly. a chronological error in which an event is assigned a date after its real one. Cf. parachronism. — metachronic, adj. an instrument for measuring extremely small time intervals. — microchronometric, adj. the process or condition of going out of date or being no longer in use. — obsolescent, adj. the dating of an event as later than its actual occurrence. Cf. prochronism. — parachronic, adj. 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. 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. the act or state of preceding or coming before. — prevenient, adj. the dating of an event as earlier than its actual occurrence. Cf. parachronism. — prochronic, adj. the proportionate frequency at which an event takes place. See also numbers. the state or quality of being eternal, without beginning or end. — sempiternal, adj. a coincidence in time; simultaneity. Cf. asynchronism. — synchronistic, synchronistical, adj. an arrangement of events by date, grouping together all those of the same date; a comparative chronology. — synchronological, adj. the state or quality of passing with time or being ephemeral or fleeting. — transient, adj.
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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 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 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  Translationstime [taɪm] n → tiempo (= epoch) (often pl) → época; (MUS) → compás m 4 at a time → 4 a la vez; at times → a veces, a ratos; time after time, time and again → repetidas veces, una y otra vez; (MUS) → al compás; on time → a la hora; by the time he arrived → cuando llegó; 5 times 5 → 5 por 5; to have a good time → pasarlo bien, divertirse; time [taɪm] n → temps m (= epoch) (often pl) → époque f, temps; (Mus) → mesure f vt [+ race] → chronométrer [+ programme]; minuter [+ visit]; fixer [+ remark etc]; choisir le moment de; at times → parfois; (Mus) → en mesure; any time → n'importe quand; on time → à l'heure; 5 times 5 → 5 fois 5; 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) 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; for the time being → vorläufig; in time (= soon enough) → rechtzeitig (= eventually); mit der Zeit; (Mus) → im Takt; in no time → im Handumdrehen; any time → jederzeit; on time → rechtzeitig; by the time he arrived → als er ankam; 5 times 5 → 5 mal 5; 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; the bomb was timed to go off 5 minutes later → die Bombe war so eingestellt, dass sie 5 Minuten später explodieren sollte time [taɪm] n → tempo (= epoch) (often pl) → epoca, tempo; (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; time after time, time and again → mille volte; (MUS) → a tempo; at times → a volte; in no time → in un attimo; on time → puntualmente; 5 times 5 → 5 volte 5, 5 per 5; to have a good time → divertirsi; time's up! → è (l')ora!; time n time [taim] 1 the hour of the day What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet? hoe laat الوَقْت، السّاعَه час hodiny klokken die Zeit ώρα hora kellaaeg ساعت aika heure שָׁעָה समय vrijeme, sat idő jam klukkan ora 時刻 시각 laikas Cik pulkstenis? menengok masa tijd klokke(slett), tidspunkt godzina horas oră час; точное время hodiny ura vreme tid, [] klockan [] เวลา zaman 時刻 час وقت thời gian trong ngày 时刻 2 the passage of days, years, events etc time and space; Time will tell. tyd, verloop van tyd الزَّمَن време čas tid die Zeit χρόνος tiempo aeg زمان aika temps הַזמַן वक्त घडी़ में vrijeme idő waktu tíminn tempo 時 시간, 기간 laikas laiks masa tijd tid czas tempo timp время čas čas vreme tid ช่วงเวลา vakit, zaman 時間 час زمانہ thời gian được tính bằng đơn vị năm, tháng, ngày 时间 3 a point at which, or period during which, something happens at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time. tyd ساعَة، فَتْرَه، عَهْد، وَقْت време chvíle, doba tidspunkt; tid; -tid die Zeit καιρός, ώρα momento; hora aeg موقع aika moment, époque זְמַן कुछ समय तक vrijeme, doba idő(pont) saat stund, tímapunktur momento, ora (～の)時 (어떤 정해진) 때[] metas laiks waktu tijdstip tid(spunkt), periode, stund czas hora moment, vreme время chvíľa, doba čas vreme tid, tidpunkt, -dags ช่วงเวลา vakit ...時(候) час موقع، وقت thời điểm ...时（候） 4 the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!' tyd, duur الوَقْت المُخَصَّص време čas tid die Zeit (διαθέσιμος) χρόνος tiempo aeg زمان؛ وقت aika temps זְמַן अवसर vrijeme, određeno razdoblje idő waktu tími tempo 時間 (어떤 일을 하는 데 필요한) 시간 laikas laiks masa tijd tid czas tempo timp время čas čas vreme tid เวลา zaman, vakit, süre (以分、時、日為單位的)時間 час متعينہ وقت khoảng thời gian nào đó （以分、时、日为单位的）时间 5 a suitable moment or period Now is the time to ask him. tyd, regte tyd الوَقْت المُناسِب време vhodná chvíle tidspunkt; tid der Zeitpunkt κατάλληλη στιγμή, περίσταση momento sobiv hetk زمان مناسب oikea hetki moment הַזמַן युग vrijeme, trenutak ideje (vminek) saat (rétt) augnablik, tækifæri momento 好機 (...하는 데) 알맞은 시간 laikas, momentas laiks; brīdis masa gelegenheid øyeblikk, tid czas, pora altura moment подходящий момент vhodná chvíľa pravi trenutek trenutak tidpunkt เหมาะกับเวลา tam zamanı, uygun an 是...時間了 час مناسب موقع thời điểm thích hợp 是...时间了 6 one of a number occasions He's been to France four times. keer مَرَّه път krát gang das Mal φορά vez kord مرتبه؛ بار kerta fois פעמים कोई निश्चित समय prigoda, prilika -szor, -szer, -ször kali sinnum volta 度数 (몇) 번[] kartas reize kali keer gang raz vez dată раз -krát krat put gång ครั้ง defa, kere, kez 次，回 раз بار، مرتبہ lần 次，回 7 a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together. tye, samesyn فَتْرَه، وَقْت период období, časy tid; periode die Zeiten (pl.) περίοδος, στιγμή época, período; momentos ajajärk دوران؛ اوقات ajanjakso période, temps זְמַן समय की गणना करने की शैली period, trenuci időszak masa tími, tímabil, stund(ir) periodo, tempo 時期 (특별한 경험을 한) 시간, 시절 periodas, laikotarpis laiks masa tijd tid, periode okres tempo moment, perioadă период; времена obdobie, časy časi trenutak tid, stunder ช่วงชีวิตของบุคคล geçirilen zaman, yaşanan an 時期 період, час عہد giai đoạn, thời kỳ 时期 8 the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo in slow time. tempo سُرْعَه، إيقاع темпo tempo tempo das Tempo χρόνος, ρυθμός tempo takt ضرب tahti tempo קֶצֶב काल takt, tempo ütem tempo hraði, tempó tempo 拍子 박자, 템포 tempas temps; takts tempo maat takt, tempo tempo tempo tempo темп; такт; ритм tempo tempo tempo takt, tempo จังหวะของดนตรี tempo (音樂的)速度 темп; такт موسيقي کي رفتار nhịp （音乐的）速度 v 1 to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something) He timed the journey. tyd meet يَقيس الوَقْت засичам (z)měřit čas tage tid Zeit messen von χρονομετρώ cronometrar aega mõõtma زمان چیزی را تعیین کردن ottaa aikaa chronométrer לִמדוֹד זְמַן समय देखना mjeriti vrijeme idejét méri (vminek) menghitung waktu taka tímann á cronometrare 時間を計る ...의 시간을 재다 skaičiuoti, užrašinėti (kieno) laiką/trukmę uzņemt laiku mengira masa timen ta tid mierzyć czas trwania medir o tempo a cronometra, a măsura засекать время;рассчитывать по времени (od)merať čas meriti čas meriti vreme ta tid på จับเวลา saat tutmak, süreyi hesaplamak 計算(記錄)時間 розраховувати اندازہ لگانا tính thời gian 计算（记录）时间 2 to choose a particular time for You timed your arrival beautifully! beplan يَخْتار الوَقْت избирам време načasovat si vælge tidspunkt; time den Zeitpunkt wählen επιλέγω το χρόνο, διαλέγω την ώρα για κτ. escoger el momento de/para ajastama زمان بندی کردن ajoittaa choisir le moment de לִקבּוֹעַ עִיתוּי שֶׁל- (किसी कार्य के लिए) समय चुनना या निश्चित करना odabrati vrijeme időzít memilih waktu tímasetja (scegliere il momento di) 時を選ぶ ...의 시간을 정하다 pataikyti, laiku suspėti izvēlēties (īpašu) laiku mengatur masa regelen avpasse, velge tidspunktet for wybrać moment na escolher o momento a-şi alege momentul выбирать время načasovať si izbrati pravi čas odabrati trenutak välja tidpunkten för, tajma กำหนดเวลา zamanlamak, zamanı ayarlamak 選擇時機 вдало обирати час انتخاب کرنا chọn thời điểm 选择时机 adj ˈtimeless 1 not belonging to, or typical of, any particular time timeless works of art. tydloos لا يَنْتَمي إلى فَتْرَةٍ زمنيَّه مُعَيَّنَه вечен nadčasový tidløs zeitlos αιώνιος atemporal ajatu بی مدت؛ بدون تاریخ ajaton intemporel נִצחִי कालातीत vječan, bezvremen időtlen abadi sígildur, eilífur senza tempo 不滅の 특정한 시간에 한정되지 않는 neatgyvenantis, amžinas mūžīgs; nepārejošs tak makan dek zaman tijdeloos tidløs ponadczasowy atemporal nemuritor неподвластный времени nadčasový brezčasen vanvremenski tidlös ไม่จำกัดเวลา sonsuz, ebedî 無時間限制的 вічний; позачасовий وقت سے ماورا vô tận 无时间限制的 2 never-ending the timeless beauty of Venice. tydloos لا يَنْتَهي، خالِد، أبدي бекраен věčný tidløs ewig άφθαρτος, αιώνιος eterno igavene بی پایان ikuinen éter- nel נִצחִי अनन्त vječan, beskonačan végtelen abadi endalaus, eilífur eterno 不変の 영원한 amžinas mūžīgs; nebeidzams abadi oneindig evig wieczny eterno etern вечная večný večen beskrajan evig นิรันดร์ zaman tanımayan, her zaman geçerli 長期的，永遠的 нескінченний لازوال، سرمدي không chịu ảnh hưởng của thời gian 长期的，永远的 adv ˈtimelessly tydloos بصورةٍ خالِدَه бекрайно nadčasově; věčně tidløst zeitlos αιώνια, άφθαρτα eternamente igaveselt بطور بی پایان ikuisesti de façon intemporelle; éternel- lement לַנֵצָח अनन्ततापूर्वक, शाश्वततता से vječno, beskonačno idő(szerű)tlenül, végtelenül secara abadi endalaust, eilíft eternamente 永久に 영원히 amžinai mūžīgi abadi oneindig tidløst wiecznie eternamente etern вечно nadčasovo; večne neskončno beskrajno tidlöst อย่างถาวร ebediyen, sonsuz olarak 長期地(有效) нескінченно لازوال طور پر vô tận 长期地（有效） n ˈtimelessness tydloosheid خُلود، لانِهائِيَّه бекрайност nadčasovost; věčnost tidløshed die Zeitlosigkeit (το) άφθαρτο, (το) αιώνιο atemporalidad ajatus جاودانگی؛ بی پایانی ajattomuus intemporalité; éternité נִצחִיוּת शाश्वतता, कालातीतता vječnost, beskonačnost idő(szerű)tlenség, végtelenség keabadian e-ð sem er óháð tíma; eilífð eternità 不変 영원함 amžinumas mūžīgums keabadian oneindigheid tidløshet ponadczasowość eternidade eternitate вечность nadčasovosť; večnosť brezčasnost beskrajnost tidlöshet ความถาวร ebedilik, sonsuzluk 無期 нескінченність سرمديت khả năng vô tận 无期 adj ˈtimely coming at the right moment Your arrival was most timely. betyds مُناسِب، في حينِه навременно včasný, příhodný rettidig rechtzeitig έγκαιρος, επίκαιρος oportuno õigeaegne به موقع hyvin ajoitettu opportun בַּזמַן הַנָכוֹן समय पर pravodoban, pravovremen időszerű tepat waktunya heppilegur; tímabær, tímanlegur opportuno ぴったりした時間の 적시의 pačiu laiku īstā laikā (darīts) tdk tepat pd masanya op het juiste moment i rett tid, beleilig następujący w odpowiednim momencie oportuno oportun своевременный včasný, vhodný pravočasen pravovremen läglig, lämplig เกิดขึ้นเหมาะสมกับเวลา tam zamanında (yapılan) 及時的 своєчасний, вчасний بروقت đúng lúc, hợp thời 及时的 n ˈtimeliness betydsheid تَناسُب الوَقْت، حُدوث الشَّيء في حينِه навременност včasnost, příhodnost rettidighed die Rechtzeitigkeit επικαιρότητα oportunidad õigeaegsus بهنگامی؛ مناسبت زمانی ajankohtaisuus à-propos דַייקָנוּת सामयिकता pravodobnost, pravovremenost időszerűség ketepatan waktu það að koma á réttu augnabliki opportunità タイミングの |
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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"