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   time

   /tʌɪm/

   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"
   • ▪ the continued progress of existence as affecting people and things: "things were getting better as time passed"
   • ▪ time or an amount of time as reckoned by a conventional standard: "it's eight o'clock New York Time"
   • ▪ the personification of time, typically as an old man with a scythe and hourglass.
   • 2. a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon: "the time is 9.30" Similar hourdated:o'clock
   • ▪ a moment or definite portion of time allotted, used, or suitable for a purpose: "the scheduled departure time"
   • ▪ the favourable or appropriate time to do something: "it was time to go" Similar momentpointpoint in timeoccasionhourminutesecondinstantjuncturestagephase
   • ▪ an indefinite period: "travelling always distorts one's feelings for a time" Similar whilespellstretchstintspanseasonintervalperiodperiod of timelength of timedurationrunspacephasestageterminformal:patch
   • ▪ a portion of time in history or characterized by particular events or circumstances: "Victorian times" Similar eraageepochperiodaeonyearsdaysgenerationdate
   • ▪ the conditions of life during a particular period: "times have changed" Similar situationstate of affairsexperiencelifeway of lifeconditionscircumstancesaffairssurroundingsenvironmentcontextbackgroundambienceatmosphere
   • ▪ used in names of newspapers: "the Oxford Times"
   • ▪ one's lifetime: "I've known a lot of women in my time" Similar lifetimelifelife spanallotted spandaystime on earthexistencethreescore years and tenthis mortal coilinformal:born days
   • ▪ the successful, fortunate, or influential part of a person's life or career: "in my time that was unheard of" Similar heydaydayhourprimebest days/yearsyouthvigourspringtimesalad daysmaturity
   • ▪ the appropriate or expected time for something, in particular childbirth or death: "he seemed old before his time"
   • ▪ an apprenticeship: "engineering officers traditionally served their time as fitters in the yards"
   • ▪ a period of menstruation or pregnancy. dated
   • ▪ the normal rate of pay for time spent working: "if called out at the weekend they are paid time and a half"
   • ▪ the length of time taken to run a race or complete an event or journey: "his time for the mile was 3:49.31"
   • ▪ the moment at which the opening hours of a pub end: British "the landlord called time"
   • ▪ short for full time
   • ▪ a moment at which play stops temporarily within a game: "the umpire called time"
   • 3. time as allotted, available, or used: "we need more time"
   • ▪ a prison sentence: informal "he was doing time for fraud"
   • 4. an instance of something happening or being done; an occasion: "this is the first time I have got into debt"
   • ▪ an event, occasion, or period experienced in a particular way: "she was having a rough time of it" Similar situationstate of affairsexperiencelifeway of lifeconditionscircumstancesaffairssurroundingsenvironmentcontextbackgroundambienceatmosphere
   • 5. (following a number) expressing multiplication: "eleven times four is forty-four"
   • 6. the rhythmic pattern of a piece of music, as expressed by a time signature: "tunes in waltz time" Similar rhythmtempobeatpulseflowmetremeasurecadencepatternaccentstress
   • ▪ the tempo at which a piece of music is played or marked to be played.

   verb

   • 1. plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done: "the first track race is timed for 11.15" Similar schedulesetset uparrangeorganizefixfix upfix a time forbookline upslot inprearrangetimetablebillprogrammeplanslate
   • ▪ perform (an action) at a particular moment: "Williams timed his pass perfectly from about thirty yards" Similar regulateadjustcalculatesetsynchronize
   • 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 measureput a stopwatch onmetercountinformal:clock

   Word Origin Old Englishtīma, of Germanic origin; related to tide, which it superseded in temporal senses. The earliest of the current verb senses (dating from late Middle English) is ‘do (something) at a particular moment’.

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   Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. Learn how time is measured, defined, and studied in various fields of science, philosophy, and religion.

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   Time is the system of sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future. It can also refer to a period, interval, duration, or rate of something. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, examples, and usage of time.

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   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.

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    6 days ago · Time, a measured or measurable period, a continuum that lacks spatial dimensions. Time is of philosophical interest and is also the subject of mathematical and scientific investigation. Learn more about the concept of time and its history in this article.