Complete Definition of "time"

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wikipedia|Time (disambiguation)
English

rank|may|about|its|73|time|only|like|little

Etymology
OE. term|tima|tīma.

Pronunciation
AHD|tīm, IPA|/taɪm/, SAMPA|/taIm/
audio|en-us-time.ogg|Audio (US)

Homophones
thyme

Noun
en-noun|s|-

  1. uncountable The inevitable passing of events from future to present then past.

#: Time stops for nobody.
#: the ebb and flow of time

  1. uncountable A quantity of availability in time.

#: 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.

  1. countable A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical indication of a length of time.

#: Record the individual times for the processes in each batch.
#: Only your best time is compared with the other competitors.

  1. uncountable|slang The serving of a prison sentence.

#: The judge leniently granted a sentence with no hard time.

  1. uncountable The time of day; the moment in time, 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.

  1. countable The measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time.

#: Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time.
#: Coordinated Universal Time avoids the complications of Daylight Saving Time.

  1. countable A numerical indication of a particular moment in time.

#: At what times do the trains arrive?
#: These times were erroneously converted between zones.

  1. 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!

  1. uncountable A particular occasion.

#: It�s time for bed. It�s time to sleep.
#: Ready for our performance? It�s time! Here we go!

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Derived terms
rel-top4|terms derived from "time"
about time, about time too!
absolute time
Achilles tendon reflex time
access time
acquisition feeding time
acquisition time
activated clotting time
activated partial thromboplastin time
active braking time
actual flying time
adjusted flow time
administration of the fulness of times
administrative lead time
advanced time
aforetime
aforetimes
after-time, aftertime, after-times
against time
A-H conduction time
ahead of one's time
ahead of time
air time, airtime
Alaska-Hawaii Time, Alaska time
all in good time
all of the time, all the time
all this time
all-time
Amsterdam Time
ancient time, ancient times
anight
a-nightertime
any time
anytime
any time now
apex time
apostolic times
apparent time
APTIME
arrival time
arrow of time
ASEAN Common Time
as old as time, as old as time itself, old as time, old as time itself
assembly time
association time
as time goes by

as times go
astronomical time
at all times
at any one time
at a time<!--as in "for days at a time" and "climb stairs two at a time"-->
Atlantic Daylight Time
Atlantic Time
at no time
at odd times
at one time<!--formerly; simultaneously-->
at one time or another
attack time
at that time
at the best of times
at the present time
at the same time<!--simultaneously; on the other hand-->
at the time
<!--"at this point in time" is listed under "point in time"-->
at this time
at time
at times
at times and again
at what time
Australian Central Daylight Time
Australian Eastern Daylight Time
autumn-time
average access time
average handle time
average seek time
background radiation equivalent time
back time
Barycentric Coordinate Time
bathtime
beat somebody's time<!--slang-->
beat time
bedtime
before one's time
before-time, beforetime
beforetimes
behind the times
behind time
Beijing Time
benting-time
Bering Time
Berlin Time
better luck next time
betweentime, between times, betweentimes
Bhutan Time
bide one's time
big red switch time
big time
binding time
biologic time
biological time
birth-time
bit time
Black People's Time
bleeding time
block time
blood circulation time
Bombay time
Borneo Time
borrowed time
bottom time
bowel transit time
braking time
break-even time
breakfast time, breakfast-time
break time
breaktime
breathing time
broken time
Buck Rodgers time
bullet time, bullet-time
burn time
buy time
by a time
by that time
by the time<!--as in "by the time you've done it ..."-->
by this time
by time
by-time
by times
Calcutta time
call one's time one's own
call set-up time
call time
Cape Verde Time
capillary refill time
Central Africa Time
Central Daylight Time
Central European Midsummer Time
Central European Time, Central Europe Time
Central Time
centrelink time
chair time
characteristic time
Chatham Daylight Time
check-in time
check-out time
chow time, chowtime
Christmas time, Christmas-time
chromoscopy time
chucking-out time
circulation time
civilian time
civil time
clearance time
clock time
close time
closed assembly time
closing time
clot retraction time
clotting time
coag time, coagulation time
cock-shut-time
coding time
coherence time
collision time
colonic transit time
Colored People's Time<!--US term, so no "Coloured..."-->
come to time
Common-Civil-Calendar-and-Time Calendar
command processing overhead time
common time
comp time
company time
compensatory time
compile time
compound common time
compound time
computation time
concentration time
conditioning time
conduction time
confinement time
conformal time
connect time
constant time
contact time
continental time
continuous-time signal
contract time
controled variable time, controlled variable time
convective mixing time
cooking time
cooling time
Coordinated Universal Time
coordinate time
core time
corner time
corrected time
cosmic time
<!--"counter-time" is a calque of French "contretemps" and so is given as a related term-->
CPU time
crossing time
crunch time
cubic time
cucumber time
cure time
curing time
curtain time
cut-off time
cut time
cycle time
damage over time
dance-time
daylight savings time, daylight saving time, daylight-saving time, daylight-savings time
day-time, daytime
dead time
decay time
decimal reduction time
decimal time
decoherence time
decorrelation time
decree time
deep time
deferred time
delay time
departure time
detention time
dextrinizing time
dial-in time
dilute Russell's viper venom time
dining-time
dinner time, dinner-time, dinnertime
discrete-time signal
disinfectant time
disk access time
dispensation of the fulness of times
docky time
do time
double time
doubling time
down time, down-time, downtime
dream time, dream-time, dreamtime
drinking-up time
drive time, driving time
drying time
DTIME
duple time
Dutch Time
dwell time
dynamical time
earliest anticipated launch time
early time
Earth-received time
East Africa Time
Eastern Daylight Time
Eastern European Time
Eastern Time
ecarin clotting time
effluxion of time
elapsed flying time
elapsed time
elementary time unit
end times
energy confinement time
energy payback time
energy replacement time
engaged time
ephemeris time
equal time
equation of time
equilibrium time
equinoctial time
estimated time of arrival
euglobulin clot lysis time
euglobulin lysis time
evening-time
event time
every time<!--as in "every time it happens ..." and "give me ... every time!"-->
every time one turns around
execution time
exit time
expiration time
exponential time
exposure time
EXPTIME
extended playing time
extra time
face time
fade time
fading time
fall time
Father Time
fence time
final setting time
find the time, find time
first exit time
first hit time
first return time
first-time
first passage time
flash-to-bang time
flat time
flexible time
flexi-time, flexitime, Flextime, flextime
floortime
for a time
forced expiratory time
forecast lead time
foretime
formation exposure time
former times
for old time's sake
for some time
for the first time
for the time
<!--"for the time being" is listed under "time being"-->
for time
four-four time
rel-mid4
frame-alignment recovery time
frame time
free-fall time
free time
French Revolutionary Time
fringe time
from that time on, from this time on
from time to time
fruit-time
full time
fully automatic time
functioning time
gain time
game time
garbage time
gate time
gelation time
generation time
Geocentric Coordinate Time
geological time, geologic time
give somebody a hard time
<!--"give somebody the time of day" is listed under "time of day"-->
give somebody time
give time
glide time
go back in time
the golden time
a good time
<!--"good-time girl" is listed under "good time"-->
grass time
<!--"Greenwich Mean Time" is listed under "mean time"-->
Greenwich time
Greenwich Time Signal
gust decay time
gust formation time
Hadean time
half the time
half time, half-time, halftime
handling time
hang time
the happy time
hard time, hard times
harvest time, harvesttime
have a bad time of it, have a hard time of it, have a poor time of it, have a
rough time of it, have a thin time of it
have a good time
have a good time of it
have a hard time
have a lot of time for
have a time of it
have a whale of a time
have little time for, have no time for
have one more time
have the right time
have the time, have time<!--to do something-->
have time on one's hands
have time on one's side
have time to spare
Hawaii-Aleutian time
Hawaii time
haying time
heaking-time
heat time
heretoforetime
hexadecimal time
high time
hitting time
hold time
holding time
holiday-time
Hong Kong Time
H-R conduction time
Hubble time
H-V conduction time
hydraulic retention time
hypertime
ice time
idle time
imaginary time
imperfect time
improper time
in jig time
in between times
incubation time
in due time
inertia time
in good time
initial setting time
in its proper time
injury time
in less than no time, in no time, in no time at all
in one's own good time
in one's own time, on one's own time
in one's time<!--eg, "in my time": in the time when one was a certain age-->
in process of time
<!--"in real time" is listed under "real time"-->
in record time
instruction time
integration time
intellectual history of time
intermediate time
International Atomic Time
International Time Bureau
Internet time
interval time
interval transit time
in the course of time
in the fullness of time, in the fulness of time
in the nick of time
in the old times
in the right place at the right time
in the wrong place at the wrong time
in time
in times
into time
intra-atrial conduction time
isovolumic relaxation time
Israel Daylight Time
it's about time
it's a matter of time, it's a question of time, it's only a matter of time, it's only a question of time
it takes all his time
junk time
<!--"just in time" and "just-in-time" are under "in time"-->
keep good time
keep time
keep up with the times
kill time
killing time<!--noun; term from the history of Scotland-->
kipper time
Krasnoyarsk Time
lag time
lake retention time
land before time
lap time
last time<!--Malaysian English: "in the past", "formerly" (see Encarta entry)-->
latency time
latent time
laytime
lead time, lead-time
least time
left ventricular ejection time
leisure time
lethal time
lifetime
lighting-up time
light time
like the new time
linear time
linear time-invariant
linear time-varying
link time
lived time
live time
load time
local sidereal time
local solar time
local time
lock time, lock-time
longitudinal relaxation time
long time, long time no see
long-time, longtime<!--modifier-->
a long time coming
lookahead time
look-back time
lose no time<!--in doing something-->
lose time
lunch-time, lunchtime
Lyapunov time
MAC time
Madras time
magnetic local time
main standard time
make a time
make good time
make time
make time with
make up for lost time
man versus time
many a time
many a time and oft, many a time and often
many is the time, many's the time
may a time, many time, many times
march-time
mark time
Mauritius Time
maximum holding time
maximum seek time
Maxwell time
Maytime
may you live in interesting times
meal-time, mealtime
mean free time
mean hitting time
mean solar time
mean survival time
mean time<!--time measured by the sun-->
mean time, meantime<!--intervening time-->
median effective time
median lethal time
median survival time
methods-time measurement
me time
metric time
Middle Eastern Time
Middle European Time
midtime
military time
minimum seek time
minimum connecting time
missing time
the mists of time
mixing time
modern times
morning time, morning-time
Moscow Time
Mountain Daylight Time
Mountain Time
move with the times
musical time
naptime
near real time
needle time
neither the time nor the place<!--for something, to do something-->
Nepal Time
network option time, network time
Network Time Protocol
New Zealand Daylight Time
Newtonian time
NEXPTIME
next time
nick-time
night-time, nighttime
non-Archimedean time, non-archimedean time
non-deterministic polynomial time
non-deterministic polynomial time
non-uniform polynomial-time, nonuniform polynomial-time
noon-time, noontime
normal time
not afore time, not before time
no time, no time at all
no-time
no time like the present, there's no time like the present
not ready for prime time
Novosibirsk Time
now's the time<!--to do something-->
NP time
NTIME
occurrence time
of all time
offset time
off time, off-time<!--noun-->
off-time<!--adjective-->
oftentime, oftentimes
oft-time, oft-times, ofttimes
<!--"old as time (itself)" is listed under "as old as time" above-->
olden time, olden times
Old Father Time
old time, old times
<!--"old-time" and "old-timer" are listed under "old time"-->
old tyme, olde tyme<!--sic: variants of "old-time" applied to ballroom dancing-->
Omsk Time
on a time
once upon a time
<!--"one at a time" is listed under "at a time"-->
one-stage prothrombin time
one's time is one's own
one-time, onetime
one time and another
one-way light time
one-way time
one-word-at-a-time
only time will tell, time will tell
<!--"on one's own time" is listed with "in one's own time" above-->
on time
open assembly time
opening time
open time
operating time
w:Operation Market Time|Operation Market Time
Ordinary Time
other-times, othertimes
out of one's time
out of time
over time<!--with the passage of time-->
overtime<!--noun-->
Pacific Daylight Time
Pacific Time
P-A conduction time
partial thromboplastin time
part-time<!--adjective, adverb-->
<!--"part-time bowler", "part-timer", etc, are listed under "part-time"-->
passage of time
passing of time
pass the time
<!--"pass the time of day" is listed under "time of day"-->
pastime
past time, past times
w:Patients Out of Time|Patients Out of Time
peace-time, peacetime
peace in our time
pea-time
perfect time
perfumed terms of the time
period of time
pessimistic time
P-H conduction time
Philippine Time
philosophy and space and time
physiological time
place manner time
Planck time
play for time
playing time
playtime
please-time
the Plundering Time
Poincaré recurrence time
point in time
rel-mid4
polarisation time, polarization time
polynomial time
POSIX time
post time
preparation time, prep time
pressed for time
press time, presstime
primary time
prime time
principle of least time
process time
processing time
processor time
procrastination is the thief of time
procurement lead time
propagation time
proper time
prothrombin time, pro time
pseudo-polynomial time
psychophysical time
pudding time, pudding-time
pulse decay time
pulse repetition time
pulse-time modulation
pumping time
push time
quadratic time
quadruple time
quality time
question time
Quick's thrombin time
QuickTime?
quick time
quiesce time
quintuple time
quitting-time
<!--"race against time" is under "against time"-->
ragtime
railway time
randomised polynomial time, randomized polynomial time
reaction time
real time
<!--"real-time" and "realtime" are listed under "real time"-->
real-world time
reap-time
reasonable time
recalcification time
receiving time
recoat time
recognition time
recovery time
recurrence time
recycling time
redeem the time
reduced time
reference time
reframing time
regulation time
relative time
relaxation time<!--medical term-->
released time
release time
repetition time
reptilase time
reserve the balance of time
residence time
response time
retarded time
retention time
return time
reverberation time
revisit time
riding time
ring-time
rise time
round-trip delay time
round-trip light time
round-trip time
running time
run time<!--noun-->, runtime
Russell's viper venom clotting time
Russell's viper venom time
rustle time
rutey-time
sack time
Samoa Time
the sands of time
Sandringham time
sandwich time
school-time, schooltime
screen time
seating time
the second happy time
sedimentation time
seed-time, seedtime
seek time
sensation time
serve the time
serve time
setting time
settling time
set-up time, setup time
Seychelles Time
shepster time
shop time
shortening time
shortest remaining time
short time<!--has idiomatic senses; not just "a brief period"-->
show somebody a good time
show time, showtime
shriving-time
sidereal time
sign of the times
simple time
single time
sinoatrial conduction time
sinoatrial recovery time
slot time
slow time
slowing-down time
small time
<!--"small-time" is listed under "small time"-->
socially necessary labour time
sojourn time
solar time
some of the time
some time, some time yet<!--a period of some length-->
sometime<!--at some time-->
sometimes
spacecraft clock time
Spacecraft Event Time
space-time, spacetime
space-time trade-off<!--not related to "space-time"-->
spare time
speech time
spin-down time, spindown time
spin-lattice relaxation time
spin-spin relaxation time
spin-up time, spinup time
split-time
spring time, spring-time, springtime
squeaky bum time
Sri Lanka Time
standard time
Standard Zone Time
standby time
stand the test of time
starting time
start time
startup time
the Starving Time
stay time
step time
stimulus-response time
stoppage time
stopping time
stop-time
storage time
story time
straight time
Stypven time
subjective time
subquadratic time
sudden-death overtime
sugartime
summer time<!--system of measuring time in the summer-->
summer-time, summertime<!--the summer-->
superposition in time
supper-time, suppertime
survival time
Swatch Internet Time
synodic time
system real-time<!--adjective-->
system time
T1 relaxation time
T2 relaxation time
tact time, takt time<!--sic-->
Taiwan Time
take one's time
take the time<!--to do something-->
take time
take Time by the forelock, take Time by the top
take time off, take time out
<!--"take time to smell the roses" is listed under "take time"-->
talentime<!--sic: see Encarta's dictionary-->
talk time
tea-time, teatime
tee time
tell the time, tell time
term-time
terrestrial dynamical time, terrestrial time, Terrestrial Time
<!--"test of time" appears only as "stand the test of time"-->
that time
there's a first time for everything
there's a good time coming
there's a time and a place for everything
<!--"there's no time like the present" is listed with "no time like the present" above-->
thermal death time
thermal relaxation time
they'll do it every time
thickening time
think time
this is neither the time nor the place
this is no time for<!--something-->
this time<!--as in "this time next year", etc-->
three-four time
three-quarter time
thrombin clotting time, thrombin time
tide nor time tarrieth no man
till time
time about
time account
time adverbial
time after bit
time after time
time agnosia
time agreement
time algorithm
time-aligned
time alignment
time and again
time and a half
time and frequency transfer
time and material
time and methods engineering
time and motion expert, time-and-motion expert
time and motion study, time-and-motion study
time and tide
time and time again
time-assignment speech interpolation
time attack, time-attack
time average, time-average
time back
time ball, time-ball
time-bandwidth product
time bank
time-banking, timebanking
time bargain, time-bargain
time-barred
time base, timebase
time-based currency
time-beguiling
time being
time-bettering
time-bewasted
time bill, time-bill
time bind
time-binding
time bomb, time-bomb
time book, time-book
time-bound measure
time-bound programme
timebox
time boxing
time-candle
time capsule
time card, time-card, timecard
time-catch
time-catcher
time-challenged
time change, time-change
time chart
time charter, time-charter
time check
time clause, time-clause
time clock
time code, timecode
time-compensated gain
time complexity
Time Complex Simulator
time compression
time constant, time-constant
time constraint
time-constructible function
time-consuming
time control
time copy
time-course
time cross section
time curve
time cycle
<!--"timed" is derived from the verb; its derivatives are listed under "timed"-->
time decay
time deixis
time delay, time-delay
time-dependent
time deposit
time derivative
time detector, time-detector
time difference
time differential
time dilatation, time dilation
time-disc
time discipline
time discount
time-distance
time diversification
time diversity
time division, time-division
time domain
time draft<!--US term, so no "draught"-->
time elapsed counter
time-element
time element insurance
time enough
time evolution
time-expired
time-exposed
time exposure, time-exposure
time factor
time famine
time fault
time-fellow
time flies
time for print
time frame, time-frame, timeframe
time frequency adverbial
time-frequency analysis
time-frequency representation
time front
timeful
rel-mid4
time fuse, time-fuse, time fuze
time-gain compensation
time gentlemen please
time-globe
time gun
time hangs heavily, time hangs heavy
the time has come<!--to do something-->
time heals all wounds
time hedge
time hierarchy theorem
time history
time-homogeneous Markovian type
time-honored, time-honoured
time hopping
time inconsistency
time horizon
time immemorial, times immemorial
time-independent
time integration
time interval
time-invariant
time is a great healer
time is money
time is of the essence
the time is ripe<!--for something-->
timeist
time is up, time's up
time-keeper, timekeeper
time-keeping, timekeeping
time-killer
time-killing
Time Lady
time lag, time-lag
time lamp
time lapse
time-lapse<!--adjective-->
timeless
time letter of credit
time-like, timelike
time limit, time-limit
time line, time-line, timeline
timeling
time loan
time lock, time-lock
time loop
time loop logic
Time Lord
timely
time machine
time management
time manner place
time marker, time-marker
time-memory trade-off
time marketing
time migration
time money
time-motion study
time-night
time note
time of arrival
time-of-check-to-time-of-use bug
time of concentration
time of day
time of death
time of delivery
time of departure
time off, time-off
time-of-flight
<!--"time-of-flight mass spectrometry", etc, are listed under "time-of-flight"-->
time offset
time of grace
time of life
time of memory
time of night
time of occurrence
the time of one's life
time of origin
time of pericenter passage, time of pericentre passage
time of pitch
time of the end
time of the month
time of travel
the w:Time of Troubles|Time of Troubles
time-of-use meter
time-of-use rates
time of useful consciousness
time of year
time-on
time-one map, time-one mapping
time optimal control problem
time order
time-ordered
time ordering
timeous, timous
time out, time-out, timeout
time out of mind
time parameter
time parameter space
time past
time-payment
time pencil
time perception
time period
time phase
timepiece
time, place or manner restriction
time plan
time-pleaser, timepleaser
time-point
time point set
time policy, time-policy
time porn
time preference
time premium
time pressure
time projection chamber
time quantum
<!--"timer" is derived from the verb-->
time-rate
time-release
time-resolved
time reversal
times
time-sampling
times and often
time's arrow
time-saver, timesaver
time-saving, timesaving
time scale, time-scale, timescale
time section
time sense
time series
time series animation<!--not related to "time series"-->
time served<!--legal term-->
time-served<!--UK term-->
time-server, timeserver
time-service
time-serving, timeserving
time-share, timeshare
time-sharing
time sheet, time-sheet, timesheet
timeshift channel
timeshifting
w:Timewheel|Timewheel
time shifting, time-shifting
time-shutter
time-sight
time signal, time-signal
time signature, time-signature
Time Simulator
timesink
time slice
time slot, timeslot
timesome
times on base
time-space
timespan
times past
time/space complexity
time-space compression
time-space grid
time-span reduction
time-span segmentation
time spent listening
time spirit, time-spirit
time spread
time stamp, time-stamp, timestamp
time standard
time step
times to be
times to come
time stop
time stream, timestream
time stretching, timestretching
time structure
time study
timesuck
<!--"time's up" is listed with "time is up" above-->
time switch, time-switch
times without number
timetable
time-taker
time-taking
time term
time test<!--medical term-->
time-tested
time-thrust
time to come
time to digital converter
time to expiry
time to live
time to market, time-to-market
time to maturity
time to progression
time trace
time track
time-tracking software
time trade
time train
time transfer
time travel
<!--"time-travel(l)er", etc, are listed under "time travel"-->
time trial
Time-Triggered Protocol
time trouble
time unit
time unit box system
time until expiration
time use research
time use survey
time value, time-value
time value of money
time value premium
w:Time Variance Authority|Time Variance Authority
time-variant
time-varied gain control
time-varying
time wage
time-waiter
timeward
time warp
time was
time-waster, timewaster
time-wasting, timewasting
time-watch
timewave
time-weighted
time will tell
time window
timewise
time work, time-work, timework
time-worn, timeworn
time zone, time-zone
<!--"timing" is derived from the verb-->
timish
timist
w:Tipper and See-Saw Time|Tipper and See-Saw Time
tissue thromboplastin inhibition time
total running time
total story time
to time<!--not the infinitive of the verb-->
track-to-track seek time
transaction time
transition time
transmission time
transtime
transverse relaxation time
travel time
traveltime
triple time
true time
tunneling time, tunnelling time
turnaround time
turn-off time
turn-on time
two-four time
two-part time
two-time<!--adjective: two times; verb-->
two-way traveltime
undern-time, under-time
undertime
unit of time
unity of time<!--sic; a literary term; not "unit of time"-->
universal time
Unix time
unproductive time
until such time as
untime
unto time
upon a time
up to time
uptime
user time
utilisation time, utilization time
Uzbekistan Time
vacation-time
valid time
vampire time
vintage time
voice onset time
wait time
waiting time
waketime
wall-clock time, wall time
waltz-time
war time, wartime<!--noun-->
Washington meridian time
waste of time
waste one's time
waste time
waste-time
West Africa Time
Western European Time
wet edge time
<!--"whale of a time" is listed as "have a whale of a time" above, as it is only ever used in this form-->
what do you make the time?
what in time
what is the time?, what's the time?
what time
what time do you make it?
what time is it?
wheel of time
when the time comes
whiting-time
whole blood coagulation time
whole-time, wholetime
why in time
wikitime
windshield time
winter-time, wintertime
within the agreed time
without time
word time
work time
working time
worst-case execution time
Yukon Time
zone time, zonetime
Z time
Zulu time, zulu time
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Related terms
counter-time<!--calque of "contretemps"-->
untime<!--from Old English-->
untimes<!--from Old English-->

Translations
trans-top|inevitable passing of events
Arabic: ARchar|ز�� (záman) m
Catalan: temps m
Chinese:

Croatian: t+|hr|vrijeme|n
Czech: t+|cs|�as|m
Danish: t-|da|tid|c
Esperanto: t-|eo|tempo|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t+|et|aeg
Finnish: t+|fi|aika
French: t+|fr|temps|m
German: t+|de|Zeit|f
Greek: ���νο� (chrónos) m, και��� (kerós) m
Hebrew: ��� (zman) m
Hungarian: t+|hu|id�
Icelandic: tími m (usually in definite form)
Italian: t+|it|tempo|m
Japanese: �� (���, jikan)
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Kurdish: t+|ku|���خت|sc=KUchar
Latin: t+|la|tempus|n
Latvian: laiks m
Maltese: darba
Malayalam: സമയ� (samayam)
Norwegian: t-|no|tid|m|f
Polish: t+|pl|czas|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|tempo|m
Russian: t+|ru|в�ем�|n|trvrémja|scCyrl
Serbian: t-|sr|vreme|n
Slovene: t+|sl|�as|m
Spanish: t+|es|tiempo|m
Ukrainian: �а� (�as) m
Turkish: t+|tr|zaman
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trans-top|quantity of availability in time
Arabic: ARchar|��ت (waqt) m
Catalan: temps m
Chinese:

Czech: t+|cs|�as|m
Danish: t-|da|tid|c
Esperanto: t-|eo|tempo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|aika
French: t+|fr|temps|m
German: t+|de|Zeit|f
Greek: t+|el|���νο�|m|scGrek, t+|el|��α|f|scGrek
Hungarian: t+|hu|id�
Icelandic: t+|is|tími|m
Irish: t-|ga|am|xs=Irish
Italian: t+|it|tempo|m
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Japanese: �� (���, jikan)
Kurdish: t+|ku|���خت|sc=KUchar
Maltese: ftit ieħor
Malayalam: സമയ� (samayam)
Portuguese: t+|pt|tempo|m
Russian: t+|ru|в�ем�|n|trvrémja|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|�as|m
Ukrainian: �а� (�as) m
Turkish: t-|tr|vakt, t+|tr|vakit
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trans-top|measurement of a quantity of time
Chinese:

Greek: t+|el|���νο�|m|sc=Grek
Hungarian: t+|hu|id�tartam
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Kurdish: t+|ku|���خت|sc=KUchar
Russian: t+|ru|в�ем�|n|trvrémja|scCyrl
Ukrainian: �а� (�as) m
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trans-top|the serving of a prison sentence
Catalan: pena f
Danish: afsoningstid
Finnish: tuomio, kakku (slang)
French: t+|fr|peine|f
Greek: �οινή (piní) f
Icelandic: afplánunartími m
Italian: t-|it|pena|f
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Maltese: t-|mt|pina|f|xs=Maltese
Portuguese: t+|pt|pena|f
Russian: t+|ru|��ок|m|trsrok|scCyrl
Ukrainian: ���ок (strok) m, �е�м�н (termin) m
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trans-top|time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc
Arabic: ARchar|ساعة unicode|(s��a) f
Armenian: ÕªÕ¡Õ´Õ¡Õ¶Õ¡Õ¯ (zhamanak)
Breton: eur f
Bulgarian: �а� (�as) m
Catalan: temps, m
Chinese:
Czech: t+|cs|�as|m
Danish: t-|da|klokken
Esperanto: t-|eo|horo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|aika, t+|fi|kellonaika
French: t+|fr|heure|f
German: t+|de|Uhrzeit|f, t+|de|Zeit|f
Greek: ��α (óra) f
Hebrew: t-|he|שע�|f|trsha'ah|scHebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|id�, t+|hu|óra
Icelandic: t+|is|tími|m
Italian: t+|it|ora|f
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Japanese: �� (���, jikan), �� (���, jikoku)
Korean: �� (sigan)
Latin: t+|la|hora|f
Kurdish:

Latvian: laiks m
Malayalam: സമയ� (samayam)
Maltese: ħin
Polish: t+|pl|czas|m, t+|pl|godzina|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|hora|f
Punjabi: ਵ�਼ਤ (vaqt)
Russian: в�ем� (vrémja) n, archaic �а� (�as) m
Slovene: t+|sl|ura|f
Spanish: t+|es|hora|f
Swedish: t+|sv|tid|c
Telugu: సమయ� (samayaM)
Ukrainian: �а� (�as) m, година (hodýna) f
Turkish: t+|tr|saat
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trans-top|measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|в�ем�|n|trvrémja|scCyrl
Ukrainian: �а� (�as) m
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trans-top|numerical indication of a particular moment in time
Chinese:

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Russian: t+|ru|в�ем�|n|trvrémja|scCyrl
Ukrainian: година (hodýna) f, �а� (�as) m
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trans-top|instance or occurrence
Chinese:

Greek: t|el|�ο�ά|f|sc=Grek (forá)
Hungarian: t+|hu|alkalom
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|volta|f
Kurdish: t+|ku|کات|scKUchar, t+|ku|جار|scKUchar
Russian: �аз (raz) m
Ukrainian: �аз (raz) m
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trans-top|particular occasion
Breton: gwech f
Catalan: vegada, ocasió
Chinese:
Croatian: t-|hr|put
Danish: tidspunkt n
Dutch: t+|nl|keer|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|fojo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|kerta, t+|fi|aika
French: t+|fr|fois|f
German: t+|de|Mal|n
Greek: t+|el|��α|f|sc=Grek (óra)
Hungarian: t+|hu|id�
Icelandic: t+|is|tími|m
trans-mid
Japanese: � (��, toki), � (��)
Korean: � (ddae)
Kurdish:

Latvian: reize f, laiks m
Maltese: darba
Malayalam: സമയ� (samayam)
Norwegian: gang m, tidspunkt n
Old English: t-|ang|mæl|altmǣl|xsOld English
Polish: t+|pl|raz|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|vez|f
Russian: �аз (ras) m
Slovene: t+|sl|�as|m
Spanish: t-|es|vez|f
Swedish: t+|sv|tid|c, t+|sv|gång|c
Telugu: సమయ� (samayaM)
Ukrainian: �а� (�as) m
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ttbc|Amuzgo: bio#Amuzgo|bio
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ز�� unicode|(zaman), ARchar|��ت unicode|(waqt) m, ARchar|ع�د unicode|(�ahd) m, ARchar|عصر unicode|(�a�r) m
ttbc|Breton: amzer f
ttbc|Bulgarian: в�еме (vréme) n, �а� (�as) m
ttbc|Dutch: tijd m
ttbc|Frisian: tiid
ttbc|Georgian: ��� (dro)
ttbc|Guaraní: ára
ttbc|Hebrew: ��� (zman) m
ttbc|Ido: tempo, kloko, okaziono
ttbc|Indonesian: waktu
ttbc|Interlingua: tempore
ttbc|Kurdish:

ttbc|Latin: tempus n
ttbc|Novial: tempe
ttbc|Romanian: timp n, vreme f
ttbc|Thai: THchar|�วลา (waylaa), THchar|�รั�� (kráng)
ttbc|Tupinambá: 'ara
ttbc|Turkish: zaman
ttbc|Volapük: tim, tüp
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Verb
en-verb|times|timing|timed

  1. To measure time, especially using a clock of some kind.
  2. To choose the time for.

#: The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Superbowl.
#: The bomb was timed to explode at 9:20 p.m.

Synonyms
sense|to measure time clock
sense|to choose the time for set

Derived terms
<!--Terms derived from the VERB senses-->
mistime
over-time, overtime<!--verb-->
retime
timeable
timed<!--adjective-->
time it out
time out<!--verb-->
timer
timing<!--noun-->

Translations
trans-top|to measure time
Danish: tage tid
Finnish: ottaa aika, kellottaa
French: t|fr|chronométrer
Greek: ��ονομε��� (khronometró)
Icelandic: mæla tímann á, tímamæla
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|���خت گرت�
Norwegian: ta tid
Portuguese: t+|pt|cronometrar
Spanish: t|es|cronometrar
Swedish: ta tid på
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trans-top|to choose the time for
Czech: na�asovat (human decision), �asovat (of a device)
Danish: time#Danish|time (human decision), tidsindstille (of a device)
Finnish: ajoittaa (human decision), ajastaa (of a device)
Icelandic: tímasetja (human decision), tímastilla (of a device)
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Swedish: tajma (human decision), tidsinställa (of a device)
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ttbc|Esperanto: kronometri, registri la daÅ­ron de
ttbc|German: die Zeit nehmen (1), die Zeit stoppen (1), die Zeit messen (1), den Zeitpunkt wählen (2), timen (2)
ttbc|Interlingua: chronometrar
ttbc|Vietnamese: thoi gian
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Anagrams
emit
item
mite

See also
temporal<!--not etymologically related to "time"-->
Time-ese, Timese

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Danish

Noun
time

  1. hour
  2. lesson, class

Verb
time

  1. To #English|time.

Category:Danish nouns
Category:Danish verbs


Esperanto

Etymology
term|timi|tim- + term|-e|lang=eo

Adverb
eo-adv

  1. fearfully

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m1|tim

  1. hour
  2. lesson, class

Category:Norwegian nouns

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