time
Meaning of time
noun
- the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
travel through space and time
one of the greatest wits of all time
- a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon.
the time is 9.30
- time as allotted, available, or used.
we need more time
it would be a waste of time
- an instance of something happening or being done; an occasion.
this is the first time I have got into debt
the nurse came in four times a day
- (following a number) expressing multiplication.
eleven times four is forty-four
- the rhythmic pattern of a piece of music, as expressed by a time signature.
tunes in waltz time
- plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done.
the first track race is timed for 11.15
the bomb had been timed to go off an hour later
- measure the time taken by (a process or activity, or a person doing it).
we were timed and given certificates according to our speed
I timed how long it took to empty that tanker
Old English tīma, of Germanic origin; related to tide, which it superseded in temporal senses. The earliest of the current verb senses (dating from late Middle English) is ‘do (something) at a particular moment’.
Information about time
- The plural form of time is: times.
- Languages in which time is used:
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Hyphenation of time
time
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- time is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
time synonyms
Meaning clip:
Meaning meter:
Meaning prison term:
Meaning clock:
Meaning a period of time equal to a twenty-fourth part of a day and night and divided into 60 minutes:
Meaning used to specify the hour when telling the time:
Meaning a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound:
Meaning the speed at which a passage of music is or should be played:
Meaning a strong rhythm in popular music:
Meaning a rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck:
Meaning the action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream:
Meaning a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose:
Meaning a modulation or inflection of the voice:
Meaning a repeated decorative design:
Meaning a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class:
Meaning pressure or tension exerted on a material object:
Meaning arrange or plan (an event) to take place at a particular time:
Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:
Meaning put (things) in a neat, attractive, or required order:
Meaning arrange systematically; order:
Meaning fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position:
Meaning reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance:
Meaning arrange or agree upon (something) in advance:
Meaning schedule (something) to take place at a particular time:
Meaning list (a person or event) in a programme:
Meaning provide (a computer or other machine) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task:
Meaning decide on and make arrangements for in advance:
Meaning cover (something, especially a roof) with slates:
Meaning determine the total number of (a collection of items):
Translation of time
- German: Zeit, Tempus, stoppen, Moment, Mal
- Italian: tempo, cronometrare, prigionia, momento, volta
- Spanish: tiempo, cronometrar, época, momento, vez, ocasión
- French: temps, chronométrer, heure, moment, occasion, fois
- Portuguese: tempo, cronometrar, vez
Anagrams of time
Words that rhyme with time
Time, Quinatime, teatime, bedtime, budtime, floodtime, goodtime, seedtime, aforetime, afterlifetime, beforetime, betime, coffeetime, cradletime, foretime, heretoforetime, lifetime, onetime, peacetime, primetime, primrosetime, retime, rosetime, sometime, spacetime, waketime, yoretime, zonetime, halftime, bigtime, longtime, ragtime, ringtime, springtime, threshingtime, weedingtime, deathtime, lunchtime, nightime, Maritime, flexitime, legitime, maritime, nonmaritime, semitime, unmaritime, breaktime, sacktime, worktime, eltime
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