time

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English [edit]

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Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English time, tyme, from Old English tīma (“time, period, space of time, season, lifetime, fixed time, favorable time, opportunity”), from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *dī- (“time”). Cognate with Scots tym, tyme (“time”), Alemannic German Zimen, Zīmmän (“time, time of the year, opportune time, opportunity”), Danish time (“stound, hour, lesson”), Swedish timme (“stound, hour”), Norwegian time (“time, stound, hour”), Faroese tími (“hour, lesson, time”), Icelandic tími (“time, season”). See also tide.

Pronunciation [edit]

Interjection [edit]

time

  1. (tennis) reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause

Noun [edit]

time (countable and uncountable; plural times)

  1. (uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present events into the past.
    Time stops for nobody.
    the ebb and flow of time
  2. (uncountable) A quantity of availability of duration.
    More time is needed to complete the project.
    You had plenty of time, but you waited until the last minute.
    Are you finished yet? Time’s up!
  3. (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
    • 1938, Richard Hughes, In Hazard
      The shock of the water, of course, woke him, and he swam for quite a time.
    a long time
    Record the individual times for the processes in each batch.
    Only your best time is compared with the other competitors.
    The algorithm runs in O(n^2) time.
  4. (uncountable, slang) The serving of a prison sentence.
    The judge leniently granted a sentence with no hard time.
    He is not living at home because he is doing time.
  5. (uncountable) How much of a day has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.
    Excuse me, have you got the time?
    What time is it, do you guess? Ten o’clock?
    A computer keeps time using a clock battery.
  6. (countable) A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).
    It’s time for bed. It’s time to sleep.
    We must wait for the right time.
    It's time we were going.
  7. (countable) The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
    Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time.
  8. (countable) A numerical indication of a particular moment.
    At what times do the trains arrive?
    These times were erroneously converted between zones.
  9. (countable) An instance or occurrence.
    When was the last time we went out? I don’t remember.
    See you another time.
    That’s three times he’s made the same mistake.
    Okay, but this is the last time. No more after that!
  10. (countable) Ratio of comparison.
    Your car runs three times faster than mine.
    That is four times as heavy as this.
  11. (countable) An experience.
    We had a wonderful time at the party.
  12. (countable) An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Cicero, First Oration against Catiline (translation)
      O the times, O the customs!
    • 1601, Wm. Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
      The time is out of joint...
    Roman times
    the time of the dinosaurs
  13. (uncountable, with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
    In my time, we respected our elders.
  14. (only in singular, sports and figuratively) Time out; temporary, limited suspension of play.
  15. (UK, of pubs) Closing time.
    Last call, It's almost time.

Usage notes [edit]

For the number of occurrences and the ratio of comparison, once and twice are used instead of one time and two times. Thrice is uncommon but not obsolescent.

Quotations [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

proper nouns derived from "time"
nouns derived from "time"
other derived nouns from "time"
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Translations [edit]

inevitable passing of events
quantity of availability in time
measurement of a quantity of time
slang: serving of a prison sentence
time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc
particular moment or hour
measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time
numerical indication of a particular moment in time
instance or occurrence
ratio of comparison
experience
era
youth or young adulthood
person's experiences or biography
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Verb [edit]

time (third-person singular simple present times, present participle timing, simple past and past participle timed)

  1. To measure seconds, hours etc passed, especially using a clock of some kind.
  2. To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
    The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.
    The bomb was timed to explode at 9:20 p.m.
  3. (obsolete) To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
    • Whittier
      With oar strokes timing to their song.
  4. (obsolete) To pass time; to delay.

Synonyms [edit]

  • (to measure time): clock
  • (to choose the time for): set

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

to measure time
to choose the time for
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Danish [edit]

Noun [edit]

time c (singular definite timen, plural indefinite timer)

  1. hour
  2. lesson, class

Inflection [edit]

    Inflection of time
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative time timen timer timerne
genitive times timens timers timernes

Verb [edit]

time (imperative time, infinitive at time, present tense timer, past tense timede, past participle har timet)

  1. time

Esperanto [edit]

Etymology [edit]

tim- + -e

Adverb [edit]

time

  1. fearfully

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

timē

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of timeō
    1. "fear thou"
    2. "be thou afraid"

Norwegian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse tími.

Noun [edit]

time

  1. hour
  2. lesson, class
  3. time

Inflection [edit]

    Inflection of time
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål m time timen timer timene
Nynorsk m time timen timar timane

Portuguese [edit]

Noun [edit]

time m (plural times)

  1. a team (Brazil)

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Spanish [edit]

Verb [edit]

time (infinitive timar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of timar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of timar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of timar.
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