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noun
- 1. the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole: "travel through space and time"
- 2. a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon: "the time is 9.30" Similar
verb
- 1. plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done: "the first track race is timed for 11.15" Similar
- 2. measure the time taken by (a process or activity, or a person doing it): "we were timed and given certificates according to our speed" Similar
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1. a. : the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration. b. : a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future. c. : leisure. time for reading. 2. : the point or period when something occurs : occasion. 3. a.
time noun (MINUTES/DAYS/YEARS) Add to word list. A2 [ U ] the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as a whole: spend time He wants to spend more time with his family. time passes Time passes so quickly when you're having fun.
A minute (min) is 60 seconds in length (or, rarely, 59 or 61 seconds when leap seconds are employed), and an hour is 60 minutes or 3600 seconds in length. A day is usually 24 hours or 86,400 seconds in length; however, the duration of a calendar day can vary due to Daylight saving time and Leap seconds .
Time definition: the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.. See examples of TIME used in a sentence.
Time is the movement from past to present to future. You can tell time with a clock, and it takes time to do anything. You can have a great time at a party, serve time in jail, or keep time while making music. You can time the runners in a race by keeping track of how long it takes them to finish.
You use time to refer to a period of time or a point in time, when you are describing what is happening then. For example, if something happened at a particular time , that is when it happened. If it happens at all times , it always happens.
time. (tīm) 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.
TIME definition: 1. Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, etc.: 2. a particular point in the day or…. Learn more.
Definition of time noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A short look at the nature of time, touching on deep time, time travel, and the history of timekeeping.
