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time is the dictionary form of TIMEING Definition of time
time has definitions from the field of music |
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[ 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" |
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[ noun ] an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
Examples "he waited a long time" "the time of year for planting" "he was a great actor is his time" |
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[ 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" |
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[ noun ] a suitable moment
Examples "it is time to go" |
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[ noun ] the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
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[ noun ] the time as given by a clock
Synonyms Examples "do you know what time it is?" "the time is 10 o'clock" |
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[ noun ] the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
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[ noun ] a person's experience on a particular occasion
Examples "he had a time holding back the tears" or "they had a good time together" |
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[ 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" |
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[ verb ] assign a time for an activity or event
Examples "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene" |
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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" |
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[ verb ] set the speed, duration, or execution of
Examples "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" |
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[ verb ] adjust so that a force is applied an action occurs at the desired time
Examples "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely" |
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[ verb ] regulate or set the time of, as of a clock or watch
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