time
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) (US) (Canada) enPR: tīm, IPA (key): /taɪm/ or [tʰaɪm]
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AU ) IPA (key): /tɑem/ Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: thyme
Noun
[change]- (uncountable) Time is what we measure with a clock.
- "What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."
- I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?
- (countable) If you do something one time, you do it once.
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[change]Verb
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- (transitive) If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.
- Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.