Collins: English Dictionary Definition (Meaning) of
time
n
1. the past, present, and future regarded as a continuous whole, temporal, (Related adjective)
2. (Physics) a quantity measuring duration, measured with reference to the rotation of the earth or from the vibrations of certain atoms,
3. a specific point in time expressed in hours and minutes, what time are you going?
4. a system of reckoning for expressing time, the deadline is 5:00 Eastern Time today,
5. an unspecified interval, a while, some recover for a time and then relapse,
6. an instance or occasion, when was the last time you saw it?
7. a sufficient interval or period, I need time to think,
8. an occasion or period of specified quality, they’d had a lovely time,
9. a suitable moment, the time has come to make peace,
10. a period or point marked by specific attributes or events, in Victorian times,
11. (Brit) the time at which licensed premises are required by law to stop selling alcoholic drinks,
12. the rate of pay for work done in normal working hours, you get double time for working on a Sunday,
13. the system of combining beats in music into successive groupings by which the rhythm of the music is established, a specific system having a specific number of beats in each grouping or bar, duple time,
14. ◇ against time in an effort to complete something in a limited period,
15. ◇ ahead of time before the deadline,
16. ◇ at one time once or formerly, simultaneously,
17. ◇ at the same time simultaneously, nevertheless or however,
18. ◇ at times sometimes,
19. ◇ beat time to indicate the tempo of a piece of music by waving a baton, hand, etc.
20. ◇ do time Informal (Informal) to serve a term in jail,
21. ◇ for the time being for the moment, temporarily,
22. ◇ from time to time at intervals, occasionally,
23. ◇ have no time for to have no patience with,
24. ◇ in no time very quickly,
25. ◇ in one’s own time outside paid working hours, at the speed of one’s choice,
26. ◇ in time early or at the appointed time, he made it to the hospital in time for the baby’s arrival, eventually, in time, the children of intelligent parents will come to dominate, (Music) at a correct metrical or rhythmic pulse,
27. ◇ make time to find an opportunity,
28. ◇ on time at the expected or scheduled time,
29. ◇ pass the time to occupy oneself when there is nothing else to do, they pass their time watching game shows on television,
30. ◇ pass the time of day to have a short casual conversation (with someone)
31. ◇ time and again frequently,
32. ◇ time of one’s life a memorably enjoyable time,
33. ◇ time out of mind from long before anyone can remember,
vb (timing, timed)
1. to measure the speed or duration of, my Porsche was timed at 128 mph,
2. to set a time for, the attack was timed for 6 am,
3. to do (something) at a suitable time, her entry could not have been better timed,
adj
operating automatically at or for a set time, an electrical time switch,
interj
the word called out by a publican signalling that it is closing time,
Old English tīma
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