Time — synonyms, definition

1. time (Noun)

age beat bit bout cadence century circumstance clip clock time continuance cycle date day division duration episode epoch era event fourth dimension • • •

time (Noun) — An instance or single occasion for some event. ex. "this time he succeeded" ex. "he called four times"

time (Noun) — A period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something. ex. "take time to smell the roses" ex. "I didn't have time to finish" ex. "it took more than half my time"

time (Noun) — An indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities). ex. "he waited a long time" ex. "the time of year for planting" ex. "he was a great actor in his time"

time (Noun) — A suitable moment. ex. "it is time to go"

time (Noun) — The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past.

time (Noun) — A person's experience on a particular occasion. ex. "he had a time holding back the tears" ex. "they had a good time together"

time (Noun) — A reading of a point in time as given by a clock. ex. "do you know what time it is?" ex. "the time is 10 o'clock"

time (Noun) — The fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event.

time (Noun) — Rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration.

time (Noun) — The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned. ex. "he is doing time in the county jail"

attribute case dimension example experience indication instance instant meter reading minute moment period period of time reading rhythmicity second term time period GMT Greenwich Mean Time Greenwich Time SCLK UT1 biological time bit civil time continuance continuum cosmic time day daylight saving daylight savings daylight-saving time daylight-savings time dead duration ephemera eternity • • • antemeridian postmeridian

2. time (Verb)

clock gauge measure regulate

time (Verb) — Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time. ex. "he timed the runners"

time (Verb) — Assign a time for an activity or event. ex. "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"

time (Verb) — Set the speed, duration, or execution of. ex. "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

time (Verb) — Regulate or set the time of. ex. "time the clock"

time (Verb) — Adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time. ex. "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"

adjust correct determine influence measure mold mould quantify quantitate regulate schedule set shape mistime