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noun
- 1. the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole: "travel through space and time"
- 2. a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon: "the time is 9:30" Similar
verb
- 1. plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done: "the first track race is timed for 11:15" Similar
- 2. measure the time taken by (a process or activity, or a person doing it): "we were timed and given certificates according to our speed" Similar
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1. a. : the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration. b. : a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future. c. : leisure. time for reading. 2. : the point or period when something occurs : occasion. 3. a.
time noun (MINUTES/DAYS/YEARS) Add to word list. A2 [ U ] the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as a whole: spend time He wants to spend more time with his family. time passes Time passes so quickly when you're having fun.
Time definition: the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.. See examples of TIME used in a sentence.
TIME definition: 1. Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, etc.: 2. a particular point in the day or…. Learn more.
You use time to refer to a period of time or a point in time, when you are describing what is happening then. For example, if something happened at a particular time , that is when it happened. If it happens at all times , it always happens.
IPA guide. Other forms: times; timing; timed. Time is the movement from past to present to future. You can tell time with a clock, and it takes time to do anything. You can have a great time at a party, serve time in jail, or keep time while making music.
Definition of time noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
time. (tīm) n. 1. a. A nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future. b. An interval separating two points on this continuum; a duration: a long time since the last war; passed the time reading. c.
We have all the time in the world (=have plenty of time). June had little time to spare (=available time) for making her own clothes. free/spare time (=time when you are not working) He writes poetry in his spare time. Being prepared for meetings will save time. I don’t want to waste time arguing.
timing a horse race. TIME meaning: 1 : the thing that is measured as seconds, minutes, hours, days, years, etc.; 2 : a particular minute or hour shown by a clock.
