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time

 
pronunciation:
taIm
parts of speech:
noun, adjective, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the system in which events appear to happen one after the next in a way that can never be turned back; the past, present, and future.
similar words:
rhythm
definition 2: the passing of minutes, days, weeks, years, and centuries.
 
similar words:
duration, progress, rhythm
definition 3: the measured period between the beginning and the end of an event.
We waited in line a long time.How much time until dinner?
synonyms:
duration, spell, while
similar words:
dimension, interval, lapse, moment, period, span, stretch
definition 4: (often plural) a period marked by particular events.
Grandfather liked to talk about the old times.
synonyms:
age, era, period
similar words:
cycle, epoch, generation, moment, phase, stage
definition 5: a particular instance or event.
I remember the time you broke your leg.She called me two times.
synonyms:
instance, occasion
similar words:
moment, point
definition 6: the period or instance set aside for a particular activity or event.
It's time for dinner.
similar words:
season
definition 7: a moment or moments as shown on a clock or calendar.
What time does the play start?
similar words:
duration, interval, occasion, period, span, spell
definition 8: the length of the period spent at work in a given day or week.
I work full time.
similar words:
shift
definition 9: a speed or type of rhythm or movement.
This song is in waltz time, which means that it has three beats to the measure.
synonyms:
rhythm
similar words:
beat, measure, meter, pace
definition 10: one's particular type of experience during an interval of time.
The passengers on the ship had a terrible time during the storm.Did you have a good time at the party?
 
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of or having to do with time.
I often wonder if time travel is possible.
definition 2: set to work at a particular time.
The police dog found the time bomb two hours before it was set to explode.
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: times, timing, timed
definition 1: to record the rate or duration of.
I timed his mile run at 5 minutes 40 seconds.
synonyms:
clock
similar words:
measure
definition 2: to set or choose the time for; schedule.
We timed our meeting for after school.
synonyms:
schedule
similar words:
establish, fix, set
definition 3: to fix or change the speed or action of.
The bus driver timed her arrival perfectly to pick up the passengers from the airport.
similar words:
adjust, fix, regulate, set
Homophone Note
Are you looking for the word thyme (a spice)? Time and thyme sound alike but have different meanings.
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  • time card:
    a card on which you record the hours you work.
  • time clock:
    a clock in a workplace that records the hours people work.
  • timer:
    a thing for telling a specific amount of time.
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