Time

noun

taɪm

Noun

a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
“do you know what time it is?”
“the time is 10 o'clock”
Type of:IndicationReading
an instance or single occasion for some event
“this time he succeeded”
“he called four times”
Similar:Clip
Type of:ExampleCaseInstance
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
“he is doing time in the county jail”
Similar:Sentence
Type of:Term
an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
“the time of year for planting”
“he was a great actor in his time”
Type of:Period
a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
“take time to smell the roses”
“I didn't have time to finish”
“it took more than half my time”
Type of:Period
a person's experience on a particular occasion
“he had a time holding back the tears”
“they had a good time together”
Type of:Experience
the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
“he waited for along time”
“it took some time before he got an answer”
“time flies like an arrow”
Type of:Attribute
a suitable moment
“it is time to go”
Type of:InstantMinuteMoment
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
Similar:Meter Metre
Type of:Rhythmicity
the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
Type of:Dimension

adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
“The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely”
Type of:CorrectAdjustSet
assign a time for an activity or event
“The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene”
Type of:Schedule
regulate or set the time of
“time the clock”
Type of:SetAdjustCorrect
set the speed, duration, or execution of
“we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely”
Type of:RegulateDetermineMold
measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
Similar:Clock
Type of:MeasureQuantify