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time of day

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Noun1.time of day - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
clock time, 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"
high noon, midday, noon, noonday, noontide, twelve noon - the middle of the day
mealtime - the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
late-night hour - the latter part of night
midnight - 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight"
small hours - the hours just after midnight
bedtime - the time you go to bed
closing time - the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the public
aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup, morning - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
early-morning hour - an hour early in the morning
sundown, sunset - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight, fall - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
none - a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
happy hour - the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price
rush hour - the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
zero hour - the time set for the start of an action or operation
canonical hour - (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer

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No, no, people are not so soon well of such contusions; but, sir, I am not at this time of day to be instructed in my operations by a patient, and I insist on making a revulsion before I dress you.
Passing the time of day to each other, we were soon in conversation, I asking him this and that question about the neighbouring country-side, of which I gathered he was an old inhabitant.
On the morning appointed for her departure Tess was awake before dawn--at the marginal minute of the dark when the grove is still mute, save for one prophetic bird who sings with a clear-voiced conviction that he at least knows the correct time of day, the rest preserving silence as if equally convinced that he is mistaken.
 
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