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time
An instance or single occasion for some event
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noun
An instance or single occasion for some event
“This time he succeeded”
noun
A period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
“Take time to smell the roses”
noun
An indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
“The time of year for planting”
noun
A suitable moment
“It is time to go”
noun
The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
“He waited for along time”
noun
A person's experience on a particular occasion
“He had a time holding back the tears”
noun
A reading of a point in time as given by a clock
“Do you know what time it is?”
noun
The fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
noun
Rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
noun
The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
“He served a prison term of 15 months”
verb
Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
“He clocked the runners”
verb
Assign a time for an activity or event
“The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene”
verb
Set the speed, duration, or execution of
“We time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely”
verb
Regulate or set the time of
“Time the clock”
verb
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”
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This time he succeeded
He called four times
He could do ten at a clip
Take time to smell the roses
I didn't have time to finish
It took more than half my time
He waited for a long time
The time of year for planting
He was a great actor in his time
It is time to go
He waited for along time
It took some time before he got an answer
Time flies like an arrow
He had a time holding back the tears
They had a good time together
Do you know what time it is?
The time is 10 o'clock
He served a prison term of 15 months
His sentence was 5 to 10 years
He is doing time in the county jail
He clocked the runners
The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene
We time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely
Time the clock
The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely
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