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time

/ time /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
Type of:
abstraction
Kinds of:
geological time geologic time biological time cosmic time civil time
verb Sense 2
assign a time for an activity or event
"The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
Type of:
schedule
Derived:
timing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
regulate or set the time of
"time the clock"
Type of:
adjust set correct
Derived:
clock time timer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
adjust so that a force is applied an an action occurs at the desired time
"The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
Type of:
adjust set correct
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
"take time to smell the roses"
"I didn''t have time to finish"
"it took more than half my time"
Type of:
time period period of time period
Derived:
clock
noun Sense 6
a suitable moment
"it is time to go"
Type of:
moment minute second
Kinds of:
high time occasion
verb Sense 7
set the speed, duration, or execution of
"we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
Type of:
determine shape mold
Derived:
timer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 8
an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
"he waited a long time"
"the time of year for planting"
"he was a great actor is his time"
Type of:
time period period of time period
Kinds of:
day dead hard times incarnation wee
Derived:
clock
noun Sense 9
an instance or single occasion for some event
"this time he succeeded"
"he called four times"
"he could do ten at a clip"
Type of:
case instance example
noun Sense 10
a person''s experience on a particular occasion
"he had a time holding back the tears"
"they had a good time together"
Type of:
experience
noun Sense 11
the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
Type of:
dimension
noun Sense 12
the time as given by a clock
"do you know what time it is?"
"the time is 10 o''clock"
Type of:
reading meter reading indication
Kinds of:
spacecraft clock time SCLK prime time hour time of day
verb Sense 13
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
"he clocked the runners"
Type of:
quantify measure
Kinds of:
mistime
Derived:
timekeeper timer clock clocking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 14
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time
Type of:
rhythmicity
noun Sense 15
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
"he served a prison term of 15 months"
"his sentence was 5 to 10 years"
"he is doing time in the county jail"
Type of:
term
Kinds of:
hard time life sentence life
Derived:
sentence condemn doom
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
66
Times Searched
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abstraction geological time geologic time biological time cosmic time civil time schedule adjust set correct time period period of time