noun
an instance or single occasion for some event
Synonyms
Examples
- this time he succeeded
- he called four times
- he could do ten at a clip
noun
a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
Examples
- take time to smell the roses
- I didn't have time to finish
- it took more than half my time
- he waited for a long time
noun
an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
Examples
- the time of year for planting
- he was a great actor in his time
noun
a suitable moment
Examples
- it is time to go
noun
the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
Examples
- he waited for along time
- it took some time before he got an answer
- time flies like an arrow
noun
a person's experience on a particular occasion
Examples
- he had a time holding back the tears
- they had a good time together
noun
a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
Synonyms
clock time
Examples
- do you know what time it is?
- the time is 10 o'clock
noun
the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
Synonyms
fourth dimension
noun
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
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noun
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
Synonyms
Examples
- he served a prison term of 15 months
- his sentence was 5 to 10 years
- he is doing time in the county jail
verb
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
Synonyms
Examples
- he clocked the runners
verb
assign a time for an activity or event
Examples
- The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene
verb
set the speed, duration, or execution of
Examples
- we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely
verb
regulate or set the time of
Examples
- time the clock
verb
adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
Examples
- The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely