Time Definition
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English
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- tyme (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English time, tyme, from Old English tīma (“time, period, space of time, season, lifetime, fixed time, favorable time, opportunity”), from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Germanic base *tī- (“time, tide”), from Proto-Indo-European *dī- (“time”). Cognate with Danish time (“stound, hour, lesson”), Norwegian time (“time, stound, hour”), Swedish timme (“stound, hour”), Icelandic tími (“time, season”). See also tide.
Pronunciation
- (Australia) IPA: /tɑem/
- (Can we verify this pronunciation?) (Tasmanian) IPA: /tɜːm/
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Audio (AUS) (file) - (Canada, US) enPR: tīm, IPA: /taɪ̯m/, SAMPA: /taIm/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪm
- Homophone: thyme
Interjection
time
Noun
time (countable and uncountable; plural times)
- (uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present events into the past.
- Time stops for nobody.
- the ebb and flow of time
- Time is the fire in which we burn. — Delmore Schwartz, Calmly We Walk Through This April's Day
- (uncountable) A quantity of availability of duration.
- More time is needed to complete the project.
- You had plenty of time, but you waited until the last minute.
- Are you finished yet? Time’s up!
- Our instructor didn't give us enough time to complete the test.
- The two of us can never find time to see each other any more.
- (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
- Record the individual times for the processes in each batch.
- Only your best time is compared with the other competitors.
- The algorithm runs in O(n2) time.
- (uncountable, slang) The serving of a prison sentence.
- The judge leniently granted a sentence with no hard time.
- He is not living at home because he is doing time.
- (uncountable) How much of a day has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.
- Excuse me, have you got the time?
- What time is it, do you guess? Ten o’clock?
- A computer keeps time using a clock battery.
- (countable) A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).
- It’s time for bed. It’s time to sleep.
- We must wait for the right time.
- It's time we were going.
- (countable) The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
- Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time.
- (countable) A numerical indication of a particular moment.
- At what times do the trains arrive?
- These times were erroneously converted between zones.
- (countable) An instance or occurrence.
- When was the last time we went out? I don’t remember.
- See you another time.
- That’s three times he’s made the same mistake.
- Okay, but this is the last time. No more after that!
- (countable) Ratio of comparison.
- Your car runs three times faster than mine.
- That is four times as heavy as this.
- (countable) An experience.
- We had a wonderful time at the party.
- (countable) An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.
- Roman times; the time of the dinosaurs.
- The time is out of joint... (Hamlet)
- O the times, O the customs! (Cicero)
- (uncountable) (with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
- In my time, we respected our elders.
Usage notes
- For the number of occurrences and the ratio of comparison, once and twice are used instead of one time and two times. Thrice is uncommon but not obsolescent.
Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
Derived terms
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Verb
time (third-person singular simple present times, present participle timing, simple past and past participle timed)
- To measure seconds, hours etc passed, especially using a clock of some kind.
- To choose how long something lasts.
- The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.
- The bomb was timed to explode at 9:20 p.m.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to measure time
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Anagrams
See also
External links
- Time in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
- Time (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Time (disambiguation)
Danish
Noun
time c. (singular definite timen, plural indefinite timer)
Inflection
Inflection of time| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | time | timen | timer | timerne |
| genitive | times | timens | timers | timernes |
Verb
time (imperative time, infinitive at time, present tense timer, past tense timede, past participle har timet)
Esperanto
Etymology
Adverb
time
Latin
Verb
timē
- second-person singular present active imperative of timeō
- "fear thou"
- "be thou afraid"
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse tími.
Noun
time
Inflection
Inflection of time| indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
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| Bokmål m | time | timen | timer | timene |
| Nynorsk m | time | timen | timar | timane |
Portuguese
Noun
time m. (plural times)
- a team
Spanish
Verb
time (infinitive timar)
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of timar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of timar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of timar.
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