noun
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
Examples
- it was a sign of the times
noun
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division
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- the product of two numbers is computed
- the multiplication of four by three gives twelve
- four times three equals twelve
verb
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
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- he clocked the runners
verb
assign a time for an activity or event
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- The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene
verb
set the speed, duration, or execution of
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- we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely
verb
regulate or set the time of
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- time the clock
verb
adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
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- The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely