time

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Alternative forms

• tyme (obsolete)

Etymology

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-Germanic base *tī- (“time, tide”), from Proto-Indo-European *dī- (“time”). Cognate with Danish time (“stound, hour, lesson”), Norwegian time (“time, stound, hour”), Swedish timme (“stound, hour”), Icelandic tími (“time, season”). See also tide.

Pronunciation

• (Australia) IPA: /tɑem/
• (Can we verify this pronunciation?) (Tasmanian) IPA: /tɜːm/

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• (Canada, US) enPR: tīm, IPA: /taɪ̯m/, SAMPA: /taIm/

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• Rhymes: -aɪm
• Homophone: thyme

Interjection

time

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

Noun

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

   Time is the fire in which we burn. — Delmore Schwartz, Calmly We Walk Through This April's Day

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!

   Our instructor didn't give us enough time to complete the test.

   The two of us can never find time to see each other any more.

3. (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.

   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(n²) 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.

    Roman times; the time of the dinosaurs.

    The time is out of joint... (Hamlet)

    O the times, O the customs! (Cicero)

13. (uncountable) (with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.

    In my time, we respected our elders.

Usage notes

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

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Derived terms

terms derived from "time"

about time absolute time Achilles tendon reflex time access time acquisition feeding time acquisition time activated clotting time activated partial thromboplastin time active braking time actual flying time adjusted flow time administration of the fulness of times administrative lead time advanced time aforetime aforetimes aftertime after-time after-times against time A-H conduction time ahead of one's time ahead of time airtime air time Alaska-Hawaii Time Alaska time all in good time all of the time all the time all this time all-time Amsterdam Time ancient time ancient times anight a-nightertime any time anytime any time now apex time apostolic times apparent time APTIME arrival time arrow of time ASEAN Common Time as old as time as old as time itself assembly time association time as time goes by as times go astronomical time at all times at any one time at a time Atlantic Daylight Time Atlantic Time at no time at odd times at one time at one time or another attack time at that time at the best of times at the present time at the same time at the time at this time at time at times at times and again at what time Australian Central Daylight Time Australian Eastern Daylight Time autumn-time average access time average handle time average seek time background radiation equivalent time back time Barycentric Coordinate Time bathtime beat somebody's time beat time bedtime before one's time beforetime before-time beforetimes behind the times behind time Beijing Time benting-time Bering Time Berlin Time better luck next time betweentime betweentimes between times Bhutan Time bide one's time big red switch time big time binding time biologic time biological time birth-time bit time Black People's Time bleeding time block time blood circulation time Bombay time Borneo Time borrowed time bottom time bowel transit time braking time break-even time breakfast-time breakfast time break time breaktime breathing time broken time Buck Rodgers time bullet-time bullet time burn time buy time by a time by that time by the time by this time by time by-time by times Calcutta time call one's time one's own call set-up time call time Cape Verde Time Central Africa Time Central Daylight Time Central European Midsummer Time Central European Time Central Europe Time Central Time centrelink time chair time characteristic time Chatham Daylight Time check-in time check-out time chowtime chow time Christmas-time Christmas time chromoscopy time chucking-out time circulation time civilian time civil time clearance time clock time close time closed assembly time closing time clot retraction time clotting time coag time coagulation time cock-shut-time coding time coherence time collision time colonic transit time Colored People's Time come to time Common-Civil-Calendar-and-Time Calendar command processing overhead time common time comp time company time compensatory time compile time compound common time compound time computation time concentration time conditioning time conduction time confinement time conformal time connect time constant time contact time continental time continuous-time signal contract time controlled variable time convective mixing time cooking time cooling time Coordinated Universal Time coordinate time core time corner time corrected time cosmic time CPU time crossing time crunch time cubic time cucumber time cure time curing time curtain time cut-off time cut time cycle time damage over time dance-time daylight-savings time daylight savings time daylight-saving time daylight saving time daytime day-time dead time decay time decimal reduction time decimal time decoherence time decorrelation time decree time deep time deferred time delay time departure time detention time dextrinizing time dial-in time dilute Russell's viper venom time dining-time dinnertime dinner-time dinner time discrete-time signal disinfectant time disk access time dispensation of the fulness of times docky time do time double time doubling time downtime down-time down time dreamtime dream-time dream time drinking-up time drive time driving time drying time DTIME duple time Dutch Time dwell time dynamical time earliest anticipated launch time early time Earth-received time East Africa Time Eastern Daylight Time Eastern European Time Eastern Time ecarin clotting time effluxion of time elapsed flying time elapsed time elementary time unit end times energy confinement time energy payback time energy replacement time engaged time ephemeris time equal time equation of time equilibrium time equinoctial time estimated time of arrival euglobulin clot lysis time euglobulin lysis time evening-time event time every time every time one turns around execution time exit time expiration time exponential time exposure time EXPTIME extended playing time extra time face time fade time fading time fall time Father Time fence time final setting time find the time find time first exit time first hit time first return time first-time first passage time flash-to-bang time flat time flexible time flexitime flexi-time flextime Flextime floortime for a time forced expiratory time forecast lead time foretime formation exposure time former times for old time's sake for some time for the time for time four-four time frame-alignment recovery time frame time free-fall time free time French Revolutionary Time fringe time from that time on from this time on from time to time fruit-time full time fully automatic time functioning time

gain time game time garbage time gate time gelation time generation time Geocentric Coordinate Time geological time geologic time give somebody time give time glide time go back in time golden time good time grass time Greenwich time Greenwich Time Signal gust decay time gust formation time Hadean time half the time halftime half-time half time handling time hang time happy time hard time hard times harvesttime harvest time have a bad time of it have a hard time of it have a poor time of it have a rough time of it have a thin time of it have a good time have a good time of it have a hard time have a lot of time for have a time of it have a whale of a time have little time for have no time for have one more time have the right time have the time have time have time on one's hands have time on one's side have time to spare Hawaii-Aleutian time Hawaii time haying time heaking-time heat time heretoforetime hexadecimal time high time hitting time hold time holding time holiday-time Hong Kong Time H-R conduction time Hubble time H-V conduction time hydraulic retention time hypertime ice time idle time imaginary time imperfect time improper time in jig time in between times incubation time in due time inertia time in good time initial setting time in its proper time injury time in less than no time in no time in no time at all in one's own good time in one's own time in one's time in process of time in record time instruction time integration time intellectual history of time intermediate time International Atomic Time International Time Bureau Internet time interval time interval transit time in the course of time in the fullness of time in the fulness of time in the nick of time in the old times in the right place at the right time in the wrong place at the wrong time in time in times into time intra-atrial conduction time intravaginal ejaculation latency time isovolumic relaxation time Israel Daylight Time it's about time it's a matter of time it's a question of time it's only a matter of time it's only a question of time junk time keep good time keep time keep up with the times kill time killing time kipper time Krasnoyarsk Time lag time lake retention time land before time lap time last time latency time latent time laytime lead-time lead time least time left ventricular ejection time leisure time lethal time lifetime lighting-up time light time like the new time linear time linear time-invariant linear time-varying link time lived time live time load time local sidereal time local solar time local time lock-time lock time longitudinal relaxation time longtime long-time long time long time coming long time no see lookahead time look-back time lose no time lose time lunchtime lunch-time Lyapunov time MAC time Madras time magnetic local time main standard time make a time make good time make time make time with make up for lost time man versus time many a time many a time and oft many a time and often many is the time many's the time many time many times march-time mark time Mauritius Time maximum holding time maximum seek time Maxwell time Maytime may you live in interesting times meal-time, mealtime mean free time mean hitting time mean solar time mean survival time mean time meantime mean time median effective time median lethal time median survival time methods-time measurement me time metric time Middle Eastern Time Middle European Time midtime military time minimum seek time minimum connecting time missing time the mists of time mixing time modern times morning-time morning time Moscow Time Mountain Daylight Time Mountain Time move with the times musical time naptime near real time needle time neither the time nor the place Nepal Time network option time network time Network Time Protocol New Zealand Daylight Time Newtonian time NEXPTIME next time nick-time nighttime night time non-archimedean time non-Archimedean time non-deterministic polynomial time non-deterministic polynomial time nonuniform polynomial-time non-uniform polynomial-time noontime noon-time normal time not afore time not before time no time no time at all no-time no time like the present not ready for prime time Novosibirsk Time now's the time NP time NTIME occurrence time of all time offset time offtime off-time off time oftentime oftentimes oft-time ofttimes oft-times old as time old as time itself olden time olden times olde tyme Old Father Time old time old times old tyme Omsk Time on a time once upon a time one-stage prothrombin time one's time is one's own onetime one-time one time and another one-way light time one-way time one-word-at-a-time only time will tell on one's own time on time open assembly time opening time open time operating time Operation Market Time Ordinary Time othertimes other-times out of one's time out of time over time overtime Pacific Daylight Time Pacific Time P-A conduction time partial thromboplastin time part-time passage of time passing of time pass the time pastime past time, past times Patients Out of Time peacetime peace-time peace in our time pea-time perfect time perfumed terms of the time period of time pessimistic time P-H conduction time Philippine Time philosophy and space and time physiological time place manner time Planck time play for time playing time playtime please-time Plundering Time Poincaré recurrence time point in time polarisation time polarization time polynomial time POSIX time post time preparation time prep time pressed for time presstime press time primary time prime time principle of least time process time processing time processor time procrastination is the thief of time procurement lead time propagation time proper time prothrombin time

pro time pseudo-polynomial time pseudotime psychophysical time pudding-time pudding time pulse decay time pulse repetition time pulse-time modulation pumping time push time quadratic time quadruple time quality time question time Quick's thrombin time quick time quiesce time quintuple time quitting-time ragtime railway time randomised polynomial time randomized polynomial time reaction time realtime real-time real time real-world time reap-time reasonable time recalcification time receiving time recoat time recognition time recovery time recurrence time recycling time redeem the time reduced time reference time reframing time regulation time relative time relaxation time released time release time repetition time reptilase time reserve the balance of time residence time response time retarded time retention time return time reverberation time revisit time riding time ring-time rise time rough time of it round-trip delay time round-trip light time round-trip time running time runtime run time Russell's viper venom clotting time Russell's viper venom time rustle time rutey-time sack time Samoa Time sands of time Sandringham time sandwich time school-time, schooltime screen time seating time second happy time sedimentation time seedtime seed-time seek time sensation time serve the time serve time setting time settling time setup time set-up time Seychelles Time shepster time shop time shortening time shortest remaining time short time show somebody a good time showtime show time shriving-time sidereal time sign of the times simple time single time sinoatrial conduction time sinoatrial recovery time slot time slow time slowing-down time small time socially necessary labour time sojourn time solar time some of the time sometime some time sometimes some time yet spacecraft clock time Spacecraft Event Time spacetime space-time space-time trade-off spare time speech time spindown time spin-down time spin-lattice relaxation time spin-spin relaxation time spinup time spin-up time split-time springtime spring-time spring time squeaky bum time Sri Lanka Time standard time Standard Zone Time standby time stand the test of time starting time start time startup time Starving Time stay time step time stimulus-response time stoppage time stopping time stop-time storage time story time straight time Stypven time subjective time subquadratic time sudden-death overtime sugartime summertime summer-time summer time superposition in time suppertime supper-time survival time Swatch Internet Time synodic time system real-time system time T1 relaxation time T2 relaxation time tact time takt time Taiwan Time take one's time take the time take time take Time by the forelock take Time by the top talk time teatime tea-time tee time tell the time, tell time term-time terrestrial dynamical time terrestrial time Terrestrial Time test of time that time there's a first time for everything there's a good time coming there's a time and a place for everything there's no time like the present thermal death time thermal relaxation time they'll do it every time thickening time think time this is neither the time nor the place this is no time for this time three-four time three-quarter time thrombin clotting time thrombin time tide nor time tarrieth no man till time time about time account time adverbial time after bit time after time time agnosia time agreement time algorithm time-aligned time alignment time and again time and a half time and frequency transfer time and material time and methods engineering time-and-motion expert time and motion expert time-and-motion study time and motion study time and tide time and time again time-assignment speech interpolation time-attack time attack time-average time average time back time-ball time ball time-bandwidth product time bank timebanking time-banking time-bargain time bargain time-barred timebase time base time-based currency time-beguiling time being time-bettering time-bewasted time-bill time bill time bind time-binding time-bomb time bomb time-book time book time-bound measure time-bound programme timebox time boxing time-candle time capsule timecard time-card time card time-catch time-catcher time-challenged time-change time change time chart time-charter time charter time check time-clause time clause time clock timecode time code time-compensated gain time complexity Time Complex Simulator time compression time-constant time constant time constraint time-constructible function time-consuming time control time copy time-course time cross section time curve time cycle time decay time deixis time-delay time delay time-dependent time deposit time derivative time-detector time detector time difference time differential time dilation time dilatation time-disc time discipline time discount time-distance time diversification time diversity time-division time division time domain time draft time elapsed counter time-element time element insurance time enough time evolution time-expired time-exposed time-exposure time exposure time factor time famine time fault time-fellow time flies time for print timeframe time-frame time frame time frequency adverbial time-frequency analysis time-frequency representation time front timeful timefuse time-fuse time fuze time-gain compensation time gentlemen please time-globe time gun time hangs heavily time hangs heavy time has come time heals all wounds time hedge time hierarchy theorem time history

time-homogeneous Markovian type time-honored time-honoured time hopping time inconsistency time horizon time immemorial time-independent time integration time interval time-invariant time is a great healer time is money time is of the essence time is ripe timeist time is up timekeeper time-keeper timekeeping time-keeping time-killer time-killing Time Lady time-lag time lag time lamp time lapse time-lapse timeless time letter of credit timelike time-like time-limit time limit timeline time-line time line timeling time loan time-lock time lock time loop time loop logic timely time machine time management time manner place time-marker time marker time-memory trade-off time marketing time migration time money time-motion study time-night time note time of arrival time-of-check-to-time-of-use bug time of concentration time of day time of death time of delivery time of departure time-off time off time-of-flight time offset time of grace time of life time of memory time of night time of occurrence time of one's life time of origin time of pericenter passage time of pericentre passage time of pitch time of the end time of the month time of travel Time of Troubles time-of-use meter time-of-use rates time of useful consciousness time of year time-on time-one map, time-one mapping time optimal control problem time order time-ordered time ordering timeous timeout time-out time out time out of mind time parameter time parameter space time past time-payment time pencil time perception time period time phase timepiece time, place or manner restriction time plan timepleaser time-pleaser time-point time point set time-policy time policy time porn time preference time premium time pressure time projection chamber time quantum time-rate time-release time-resolved time reversal times time-sampling times and often time's arrow timesaver time-saver timesaving time-saving timescale time-scale time scale time section time sense time series time series animation time served time-served timeserver time-server time-service timeserving time-serving timeshare time-share time-sharing time sheet time-sheet timesheet timeshift channel timeshifting Timewheel time-shifting time shifting time-shutter time-sight time-signal time signal time-signature time signature times immemorial Time Simulator timesink time slice timeslot time slot timesome times on base time-space timespan times past time/space complexity time-space compression time-space grid time-span reduction time spent listening time-spirit time spirit time spread timestamp time-stamp time stamp time standard time step times to be times to come time stop timestream time stream timestretching time stretching time structure time study timesuck time's up time-switch time switch times without number timetable time-taker time-taking time term time test time-tested time-thrust time to come time to digital converter time to expiry time to kill time to live time-to-market time to market time to maturity time to progression time trace time track time-tracking software time trade time train time transfer time travel time trial Time-Triggered Protocol time trouble time unit time unit box system time until expiration time use research time use survey time-value time value time value of money time value premium Time Variance Authority time-variant time-varied gain control time-varying time wage time-waiter timeward time warp time was timewaster time-waster timewasting time-wasting time-watch timewave time-weighted time will tell time window timewise timework time-work time work timeworn time-worn time zone, time-zone timish timist timous Tipper and See-Saw Time tissue thromboplastin inhibition time total running time total story time to time track-to-track seek time transaction time transition time transmission time transtime transverse relaxation time travel time traveltime triple time true time tunneling time tunnelling time turnaround time turn-off time turn-on time two-four time two-part time two-time two-way traveltime undern-time under-time undertime unit of time unity of time universal time Unix time unproductive time until such time as untime unto time upon a time up to time uptime user time utilisation time utilization time Uzbekistan Time vacation-time valid time vampire time vintage time voice onset time wait time waiting time waketime wall-clock time wall time waltz-time wartime war time Washington meridian time waste of time waste one's time waste-time waste time West Africa Time Western European Time wet edge time whale of a time what do you make the time? what in time what is the time? what's the time? what time what time do you make it? what time is it? wheel of time when the time comes whiting-time whole blood coagulation time wholetime whole-time why in time wikitime windshield time wintertime winter-time within the agreed time without time word time work time working time worst-case execution time Yukon Time zonetime zone time Z time zulu time Zulu time

Related terms

• counter-time
• untime

Translations

inevitable passing of events

Afrikaans: tyd (af) Anglo-Norman: tens m. Arabic: زمن (ar) (záman) m. Armenian: ժամանակ (hy) (žamanak) Belarusian: час (be) (čas) m. Breton: amzer (br) f. Bulgarian: време (bg) (vréme) n. Catalan: temps m. Cherokee: ᎠᎴᏰᏑ (chr) (aleyesu) Chinese: Mandarin: 時間 (cmn), 时间 (cmn) (shíjiān), 時光 (cmn), 时光 (cmn) (shíguāng) Min Nan: trad. 時間, simpl. 时间 (sî-kan) Crimean Tatar: vaqıt Croatian: vrijeme (hr) n. Czech: čas (cs) m. Danish: tid (da) c. Dutch: tijd (nl) m. Esperanto: tempo (eo) Estonian: aeg (et) Ewe: ɣeyiɣi n. Faroese: tíð (fo) f. Finnish: aika (fi) French: temps (fr) m. Old French: tans m. Galician: vez (gl) f. Georgian: დრო (ka) (dro) German: Zeit (de) f. Greek: χρόνος (el) (chrónos) m., καιρός (el) (kerós) m. Hebrew: זמן (he) (zman) m. Hindi: समय (hi) (samay) m., वक़्त (hi) (vaqt) m. Hungarian: idő (hu) Icelandic: tími (is) m. (usually in definite form), tíð (is) f. Ido: tempo (io) Italian: tempo (it) m. Japanese: 時間 (ja) (jikan) Kannada: ವೇಳೆ (kn) (vēḷe) Khanty: please add this translation if you can Korean: 시간 (ko) (sigan) (時間 (ko))

Kurdish: وه‌خت (ku) (wext), فه‌له‌ک (ku) (felek) Kyrgyz: саат (ky) (saat) Latgalian: laiks Latin: tempus (la) n. Latvian: laiks (lv) m. Lithuanian: laikas (lt) m. Livonian: please add this translation if you can Luxembourgish: Zäit (lb) Macedonian: време (mk) (vréme) n. Malayalam: സമയം (samayam) Maltese: darba Mansi: please add this translation if you can Nahuatl: cāhuitl (nah) Navajo: ookił Norwegian: tid (no) m. and f. Old Norse: tíð f. Persian: زمان (fa) (zamân), وقت (fa) (vaqt) Polish: czas (pl) m. Portuguese: tempo (pt) m. Romanian: timp (ro) Romansch: temp (rm) m., temps (rm) m., taimp (rm) m., tains (rm) m. Russian: время (ru) (vrémja) n. Scottish Gaelic: àm (gd) m. Serbian: vreme (sr) n. Slovene: čas (sl) m. Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: cas m. Upper Sorbian: čas (hsb) m. Spanish: tiempo (es) m. Swedish: tid (sv) c. Tajik: замон  (tg), вақт  (tg) Telugu: సంఘటన (te) (samgatana) Thai: เวลา (th) (waylaa) Turkish: zaman (tr) Ukrainian: час (uk) (čas) m. Urdu: وقت (ur) (vaqt) m. Vietnamese: thời gian (vi) (時間 (vi)) Welsh: amser (cy) West Frisian: tiid !Xóõ: nàa kòo

quantity of availability in time

Arabic: وقت (ar) (waqt) m. Armenian: ժամանակ (hy) (žamanak) Catalan: temps m. Chinese: Mandarin: 時間 (cmn), 时间 (cmn) (shíjiān) Min Nan: trad. 時間, simpl. 时间 (sî-kan) Czech: čas (cs) m. Danish: tid (da) c. Esperanto: tempo (eo) Estonian: aeg (et) Ewe: ɣeyiɣi n. Finnish: aika (fi) French: temps (fr) m. Georgian: დრო (ka) (dro) German: Zeit (de) f. Greek: χρόνος (el) m., ώρα (el) f. Hebrew: זמן (he) (zman) m. Hindi: समय (hi) (samay) m., वक़्त (hi) (vaqt) m. Hungarian: idő (hu) Icelandic: tími (is) m. Irish: am (ga) Italian: tempo (it) m.

Japanese: 時間 (ja) (jikan) Korean: 시간 (ko) (sigan) (時間 (ko)) Kurdish: وه‌خت (ku) Latin: tempus (la) Lithuanian: laikas (lt) m. Macedonian: време (mk) (vréme) n. Malayalam: സമയം (samayam) Maltese: ftit ieħor Norwegian: tid (no) m. and f., tempo (no) Polish: czas (pl) m. Portuguese: tempo (pt) m. Punjabi: ਸਮਾਂ (samān) m. Romansch: peda (rm) f., peada (rm) f., peida (rm) f. Russian: время (ru) (vrémja) n. Scottish Gaelic: àm (gd) m. Slovene: čas (sl) m. Thai: เวลา (th) (waylaa) Turkish: vakit (tr) Ukrainian: час (uk) (čas) m. Urdu: وقت (ur) (vaqt) m. Vietnamese: thời gian (vi) (時間 (vi)) West Frisian: tiid

measurement of a quantity of time

Armenian: ժամանակ (hy) (žamanak) Chinese: Mandarin: 時間 (cmn), 时间 (cmn) (shíjiān) Min Nan: trad. 時間, simpl. 时间 (sî-kan) Czech: čas (cs) m. Estonian: kestus (et) Finnish: aika (fi) German: Zeit (de) f. Greek: χρόνος (el) m. Hungarian: időtartam (hu) Italian: tempo (it) m.

Japanese: 時間 (ja) (jikan) Kurdish: وه‌خت (ku) Latin: tempus (la) n. Lithuanian: laikas (lt) m. Macedonian: време (mk) (vréme) n. Polish: czas (pl) m. Romanian: timp (ro) m. and n., timpuri (ro) pl., timpi (ro) pl. Russian: время (ru) (vrémja) n. Scottish Gaelic: ùine (gd) f. Ukrainian: час (čas) m.

slang: serving of a prison sentence

Catalan: pena (ca) f. Danish: afsoningstid (da) Estonian: vangistus (et) Finnish: kakku (fi) French: peine (fr) f. Greek: ποινή (piní) f. Icelandic: afplánunartími (is) m.

Italian: pena (it) f. Macedonian: рок (mk) (rok) m. Maltese: pina (mt) f. Norwegian: soningstid (no) m. and f., tid inne (no) Portuguese: pena (pt) f. Russian: срок (ru) (srok) m. Ukrainian: строк (uk) (strok) m., термін (uk) (termin) m.

time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc

Afrikaans: tyd (af) American Sign Language: X@BackWrist-PalmDown Contact Contact Arabic: ساعة (ar) (saa3a(t)) f. Egyptian Arabic: ساعة (saa3a(t)) f. Armenian: ժամ (hy) (žam) Breton: eur (br) f. Bulgarian: час (bg) (čas) m. Catalan: temps (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 時候 (cmn), 时候 (cmn) (shíhòu) Min Nan: trad. 時陣, simpl. 时阵 (sî-chūn) Czech: čas (cs) m. Danish: klokken (da) Esperanto: horo (eo) Estonian: kell (et) Ewe: gaƒoƒo n. Finnish: aika (fi), kellonaika (fi) French: heure (fr) f. Georgian: დრო (ka) (dro) German: Uhrzeit (de) f., Zeit (de) f. Greek: ώρα (el) (óra) f. Hebrew: שעה (he) (sha'ah) f. Hindi: काल (hi) (kāl) m. Hungarian: idő (hu), óra (hu) Icelandic: tími (is) m. Italian: ora (it) f.

Japanese: 時間 (ja) (jikan), 時刻 (ja) (jikoku) Korean: 시간 (sigan) Kurdish: Kurmanji: dem, wext, zeman Sorani: کات, سه‌عات, ده‌م (ku) (dem) Latin: hora (la) f. Latvian: laiks m. Macedonian: време (mk) (vréme) n., час (mk) (čas) m., саат (mk) (sáat) m. Malayalam: സമയം (samayam) Maltese: ħin Navajo: naʼalkid, ookił Polish: czas (pl) m., godzina (pl) f. Portuguese: hora (pt) f. Punjabi: ਵਕ਼ਤ (vaqt) Romanian: oră (ro) f., ora (ro) f. Romansch: ura (rm) f., oura (rm) f. Russian: время (ru) (vrémja) n., archaic час (ru) (čas) m. Scottish Gaelic: uair (gd) f. Slovene: ura (sl) f. Sotho: nako (st) Spanish: hora (es) f. Swedish: tid (sv) c., tidpunkt (sv) c. Telugu: సమయం (samayaM) Turkish: saat (tr) Ukrainian: час (uk) (čas) m., година (uk) (hodýna) f. West Frisian: tiid

particular moment or hour

Armenian: ժամ (hy) (žam) Chechen: хан Czech: čas (cs) m. Estonian: hetk (et) Finnish: aika (fi) German: Zeit (de) f., Zeitpunkt (de) m.

Hungarian: idő (hu) Japanese: 時間 (ja) (jikan) Navajo: naʼalkid Polish: pora (pl) f. Russian: время (ru) n. Scottish Gaelic: àm (gd) m.

measurement under some system of the time of day or moment in time

Armenian: ժամանակ (hy) (žamanak) Czech: čas (cs) m. Finnish: aika (fi) German: Zeit (de) f. Macedonian: време (mk) (vréme) n.

Navajo: naʼalkid Romanian: timp (ro) n. Russian: время (ru) (vrémja) n. Ukrainian: час (uk) (čas) m.

numerical indication of a particular moment in time

Armenian: ժամ (hy) (žam) Chinese: Mandarin: 時候 (cmn), 时候 (cmn) (shíhòu) Min Nan: trad. 時陣, simpl. 时阵 (sî-chūn) Czech: čas (cs) m. Finnish: aika (fi)

German: Zeit (de) f. Navajo: naʼalkid Russian: время (ru) (vrémja) n. Scottish Gaelic: uair (gd) f. Ukrainian: година (uk) (hodýna) f., час (uk) (čas) m.

instance or occurrence

Anglo-Norman: feiz f. Arabic: مرّة (ar) (márra) f. Armenian: անգամ (hy) (angam) Belarusian: раз (be) (raz) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 次 (zh) (cì) Min Nan: trad. 擺, simpl. 摆 (pái) Croatian: put (hr) m. Czech: (uses various adverbs), krát (cs) Danish: gang (da) c. Dutch: keer (nl) m. Esperanto: fojo (eo) Estonian: kord (et) Finnish: kerta (fi) French: fois (fr) f. Old French: fois f. Galician: vez (gl) f. Georgian: დრო (ka) (dro) German: Mal (de) n. Greek: φορά (el) f. (forá) Hebrew: פעם (he) (pá-am) f. Hindi: बार (hi) (bār) f., दफ़ा (hi) (dafā) f. Hungarian: alkalom (hu)

Italian: volta (it) f. Japanese: 回 (ja) (かい, kai), 次 (ja) (じ, ji) Korean: 번 (ko) (beon) Kurdish: کات (ku), جار (ku) Latin: versatio (la) f. Lithuanian: kartas (lt) m. Macedonian: пат (mk) (pat) m. Norwegian: tid (no) Persian: بار (fa) (bâr) Polish: raz (pl) m. Portuguese: vez (pt) f. Romani: dată Romanian: dată (ro) f. Russian: раз (ru) (raz) m. Scottish Gaelic: uair (gd) f., turas (gd) m. Spanish: vez (es) f. Swedish: gång (sv) Telugu: సారి (te) (saari) Thai: ครั้ง (th) (kráng) Turkish: kere (tr) Ukrainian: раз (uk) (raz) m. Urdu: بار (ur) (bār) f., دفعہ (ur) (dafā) f. Vietnamese: lần (vi)

ratio of comparison

German: mal (de) Italian: volta (it) f.

Polish: raz (pl) sg., razy (pl) pl.

experience

Czech: čas (cs) m. Japanese: 時間 (ja) (jikan), 時 (ja) (toki), ひととき (ja) (hitotoki) Russian: время (ru) n.

Scottish Gaelic: àm (gd) m. Telugu: అనుభవము (te) (anubhavamu)

era

Chechen: хан Czech: časy (cs) m. pl. Dutch: tijdperk (nl) Finnish: aika (fi), aikakausi (fi) German: Zeitalter (de) n. (~ der Dinosaurier), Zeiten (de) n. Indonesian: jaman (id) Japanese: 時代 (ja) (jidai)

Latin: aetas (la) f., tempus (la) n., tempestas (la) f. Malay: zaman (ms) Romanian: eră (ro) f., epocă (ro) f. Russian: времена (ru) pl. Scottish Gaelic: àm (gd) m. Spanish: era (es) f. Telugu: కాలం (te) (kaalam), శకము (te) (sakamu)

youth or young adulthood

Czech: časy (cs) m. pl. Finnish: nuoruus (fi) German: Zeit (de) f. Hungarian: idő (hu)

Japanese: 時期 (ja) (jiki) Russian: времена (ru) pl. Scottish Gaelic: àm (gd) m. Telugu: యౌవనము (te) (yavvanamu)

person's experiences or biography

Finnish: aika (fi) German: Zeit (de) f.

Russian: время (ru) n. Telugu: జీవితచరిత్ర (te) (jivitacaritra)

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Amuzgo: bio Arabic: زمن (zaman), وقت (waqt) m., عهد (ʕahd) m., عصر (ʕaʂr) m. Breton: gwech f. Bulgarian: време (vréme) n., час (čas) m. Catalan: vegada, ocasió Chechen: хан Mandarin: Mandarin: trad. 次, simpl. 次 (cì) Min Nan: trad. 擺, simpl. 摆 (pái) Serbo-Croatian: put (hr) Danish: tidspunkt n. Dutch: keer (nl) m. Esperanto: fojo (eo) Georgian: დრო (dro) Guaraní: ára Hebrew: זמן (zman) m. Hungarian: idő (hu) Icelandic: tími (is) m. Ido: tempo, kloko, okaziono Indonesian: waktu Interlingua: tempore

Korean: 때 (ddae) Kurdish: Kurmanji: car f., kere f., defa f., neql f. Kurmanji: dem, wext, zeman Sorani: car, kerre, defa, کات Latin: tempus n. Latvian: reize f., laiks m. Malayalam: സമയം (samayam) Maltese: darba Norwegian: gang (no) m., tidspunkt (no) n. Novial: tempe Old English: mǣl (ang) Portuguese: vez (pt) f. Romanian: timp n., vreme f. Slovene: čas (sl) m. Swedish: tid (sv) c., gång (sv) c. Telugu: సమయం (samayaM) Tatar: тур (tur) Thai: เวลา (waylaa), ครั้ง (th) (kráng) Tupinambá: 'ara Ukrainian: час (uk) (čas) m. Volapük: tim, tüp Kyrgyz: саат (transliterated as saat)

Verb

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 how long something lasts.

   The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.

   The bomb was timed to explode at 9:20 p.m.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• mistime
• overtime
• over-time
• retime
• timeable
• timed
• time it out
• time out
• timer
• timing

Translations

to measure time

Danish: tage tid (da) Estonian: aega võtma (et) Finnish: ottaa aika (fi), kellottaa (fi) French: chronométrer (fr) German: Zeit (de) nehmen (de), Zeit stoppen (de), Zeit messen (de) Greek: χρονομετρώ (khronometró) Icelandic: mæla tímann á (is), tímamæla (is)

Kurdish: وه‌خت گرتن Mandarin: 計時 (cmn) Norwegian: ta tid (no) Portuguese: cronometrar (pt) Spanish: cronometrar (es) Swedish: ta tid (sv) på Thai: จับเวลา (th) (jàp way-laa)

to choose the time for

Czech: načasovat (human decision), časovat (of a device) Danish: time (da) (human decision), tidsindstille (da) (of a device) Estonian: ajastama (et) Finnish: ajoittaa (human decision), ajastaa (of a device)

German: timen (de), Zeitpunkt (de) wählen (de) Icelandic: tímasetja (is) (human decision), tímastilla (is) (of a device) Italian: fissare (it), programmare (it) Swedish: tajma (sv) (human decision), tidsinställa (sv) (of a device)

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Esperanto: kronometri, registri la daŭron de Interlingua: chronometrar Vietnamese: thoi gian

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: may · about · its · #73: time · only · like · little

Anagrams

• emit
• item
• mite

See also

• temporal
• Time-ese
• Timese

External links

• Time in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
• Time (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Time (disambiguation)

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Danish

Noun

time c. (singular definite timen, plural indefinite timer)

1. hour
2. lesson, class

Inflection

    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

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

1. time

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Esperanto

Etymology

tim- + -e

Adverb

time

1. fearfully

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Latin

Verb

timē

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

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse tími.

Noun

time

1. hour
2. lesson, class
3. time

Inflection

    Inflection of time

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

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Portuguese

Noun

time m. (plural times)

1. a team

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Spanish

Verb

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.