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Meaning of 'time'
Meaning of 'time' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Time 
[ n.]
- Duration, considered independently of any system of
measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions
thereof. [ n.]- A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as, the time was, or has been; the time is, or will be.
- The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived; age; period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was destroyed in the time of Queen Elizabeth; -- often in the plural; as, ancient times; modern times.
- The duration of one's life; the hours and days which a person has at his disposal.
- A proper time; a season; an opportunity.
- Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition.
- Performance or occurrence of an action or event, considered with reference to repetition; addition of a number to itself; repetition; as, to double cloth four times; four times four, or sixteen.
- The present life; existence in this world as contrasted with immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite, duration.
- Tense.
- The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division; as, common or triple time; the musician keeps good time.
2. Time [ v. i.]
- To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time. [ v. i.]- To pass time; to delay.
3. Time [ v. t.]
- To appoint the time for; to bring, begin, or perform at
the proper season or time; as, he timed his appearance rightly. [ v. t.]- To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
- To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen.
- To measure, as in music or harmony.
Meaning of 'time' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. time [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
- a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
Example in sentence:
- do you know what time it is?;
- the time is 10 o'clock
Meaning (2):
- a person's experience on a particular occasion
- a person's experience on a particular occasion
Example in sentence:
- he had a time holding back the tears;
- they had a good time together
Meaning (3):
- the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
- the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
Example in sentence:
- he is doing time in the county jail;
- he served a prison term of 15 months;
- his sentence was 5 to 10 years
Meaning (4):
- the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
- the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
Example in sentence:
- he waited for along time;
- it took some time before he got an answer;
- time flies like an arrow
Meaning (5):
- a suitable moment
- a suitable moment
Example in sentence:
- it is time to go
Meaning (6):
- a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
- a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
Example in sentence:
- he waited for a long time;
- I didn't have time to finish;
- it took more than half my time;
- take time to smell the roses
Meaning (7):
- an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
- an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
Example in sentence:
- he was a great actor in his time;
- the time of year for planting
Meaning (8):
- an instance or single occasion for some event
- an instance or single occasion for some event
Example in sentence:
- he called four times;
- he could do ten at a clip;
- this time he succeeded
2. time [ v]
[ v]Meaning (9):
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
- measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
Example in sentence:
- he clocked the runners
Meaning (10):
- assign a time for an activity or event
- assign a time for an activity or event
Example in sentence:
- The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene
Meaning (11):
- adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
- adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
Example in sentence:
- The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely
Meaning (12):
- regulate or set the time of
- regulate or set the time of
Example in sentence:
- time the clock
Meaning (13):
- set the speed, duration, or execution of
- set the speed, duration, or execution of
Example in sentence:
- we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely
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