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time ( t?m )

noun

  1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every moment there has ever been or ever will be
    1. the entire period of existence of the known universe; finite duration, as distinguished from infinity
    2. the entire period of existence of the world or of humanity; earthly duration, as distinguished from eternity
    3. Father Time
    a system of measuring duration solar time , standard time
  2. the period between two events or during which something exists, happens, or acts; measured or measurable interval any period in the history of man or of the universe, often specif. with reference to a characteristic social structure, set of customs, famous person living then, etc. prehistoric times , medieval times , geologic time , Lincoln's time
    1. a period characterized by a prevailing condition or specific experience a time of peace, have a good time
    2. the prevailing conditions of a particular period the times were difficult
    a period of duration set or thought of as set; specif.,
    1. a period of existence; lifetime his time is almost over
    2. a term of apprenticeship
    3. a term of imprisonment
    4. a term of military service
    5. ☆ Obsolete a period of indenture
    a period or periods necessary, sufficient, or available for something no time for play the specific, usual, or allotted period during which something is done the runner's time was 1.47 minutes; baking time , 20 minutes
    1. the period regularly worked or to be worked by an employee
    2. the hourly rate of pay for the regular working hours
    rate of speed in marching, driving, working, etc. quick time , double time Drama one of the three unities Music
    1. the grouping of rhythmic beats into measures of equal length
    2. the characteristic rhythm of a piece of music in terms of this grouping, indicated by the time signature
    3. the rate of speed at which a composition or passage is played; tempo
    4. loosely the rhythm and tempo characteristic of a kind of composition waltz time , march time
    5. the duration of a note or rest
    Prosody a unit of quantitative meter; esp., a mora, or short syllable☆ Sports timeout
  3. a precise instant, second, minute, hour, day, week, month, or year, determined by clock or calendar the point at which something has happened, is happening, or will happen; occasion game time is two o'clock the usual, natural, traditional, or appointed moment for something to happen, begin, or end [time to get up ] ; specif.,
    1. the moment of death his time is close at hand
    2. the end of a period of pregnancy; moment of giving birth her time had come
    3. ☆ one's turn at something a time at bat
    the suitable, proper, favorable, or convenient moment now is the time to act any one of a series of moments at which the same or nearly the same thing recurs; repeated occasion told for the fifth time , time and time again

Etymology: ME < OE tima , prob. < IE * d?-men < base * d?(i)- , to part, divide up > tide

interjection

Sports used to signify that a period of play or activity has ended or that play is temporarily suspended

transitive verb timed , timing tim′·ing

  1. to arrange or set the time of so as to be acceptable, suitable, opportune, etc. to time an invasion
  2. to adjust, set, play, etc. so as to coincide in time with something else to time one's watch with another's
  3. to regulate (a mechanism) for a given speed or length of operation
  4. to set the duration of (a syllable or musical note) as a unit of rhythm
  5. to calculate or record the pace, speed, finishing time, etc. of; clock to time a runner

intransitive verb

Rare to move in time; keep time

adjective

  1. having to do with time
  2. set or regulated so as to explode, open, etc. at a given time a time bomb
  3. payable later or on a specified future date a time loan
  4. ☆ designating or of any of a series of payments made or to be made over a period of time a time payment

Time

See also antiquity ; future ; past .

anachronism

1. a person or a thing remaining or appearing after its own time period; archaism.

2. an error in chronology. Also called antichronism . — anachronistic, anachronistical, anachronous, adj.

asynchronism

the absence of concurrent time. Cf. synchronism. — asynchronic , adj. — asynchrony , n.

chronology

1. the science of arranging time in fixed periods for the purpose of dating events accurately and arranging them in order of occurrence.

2. a reference book organized according to the dates of past events. — chronologer, chronologist, n. — chronological, adj.

chronometry

1. the art of measuring time accurately.

2. the measurement of time by periods or divisions. — chronometric, chronometrical, adj.

chronophobia

an abnormal discomfort concerning time.

chronoscope

an instrument for accurate measurement of very short periods of time, as the time of trajectory of missiles.

chronoscopy

accurate measurement of short intervals of time by means of a chronoscope. — chronoscopic, adj.

clepsydra

an instrument for measuring time by the controlled flow of water or mercury through a small opening.

coetaneity

coevalneity. — coetaneous, adj.

coeternity

the state of eternal coexistence; eternal coexistence with another eternal entity. — coetemal, adj.

coevalneity

the state or quality of being alike in age or duration; contemporaneity. Also called coetaneity . — coeval, adj.

cunctation

the practice or habit of delay or tardiness; procrastination. — cunctator , n. — cunctatious, cunctatory , adj.

dendrochronology

the science of fixing dates in the past by the study of growth rings in trees. — dendrochronologist , n. — dendrochronological , adj.

diachronism, diachrony

the comparative study of a development based on its history. — diachronic, diachronistic, diachronistical, adj.

diuturnity

Rare. the quality of long duration in time; length of time. — diuturnal, adj.

geochronology

the chronology of the earth as induced from geologic data. — geochronologist , n. — geochronologic, geochronological , adj.

glottochronology

the study of two or more related but distinct languages in order to determine when they separated, by examining the lexicon they share and those parts of it that have been replaced. — glottochronologist , n. — glottochronological , adj.

gnomonics

the art or science of constructing dials, as sundials, which show the time of day by the shadow of the gnomon, a pin or triangle raised above the surface of the dial.

gnomonology

a treatise or other work on the subject of gnomics.

horologe

any instrument or device for telling time, especially a sundial and early forms of the clock.

horologiography

1. the description of watches and clocks.

2. the art of making timepieces. — horologiographer, horologiographian, n. — horologiographic, adj.

horology

the art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time. — horologist , n. — horological , adj.

horometer

an instrument for measuring time.

horometry

the art or science of measuring time. — horometrical, adj.

immediatism

immediateness; the quality or condition of being immediate.

intempestivity

Obsolete, the state or condition of being untimely. — intempestive , adj.

isochronism

1. the characteristic of having a uniform period of vibration.

2. the condition of occurring at the same time as another event. — isochronic, adj. — isochrony, n.

menology

a calendar of months.

mensality

the state or condition of occurring monthly.

metachronism

a chronological error in which an event is assigned a date after its real one. Cf. parachronism. — metachronic, adj.

microchronometer

an instrument for measuring extremely small time intervals. — microchronometric, adj.

obsolescence

the process or condition of going out of date or being no longer in use. — obsolescent, adj.

parachronism

the dating of an event as later than its actual occurrence. Cf. prochronism. — parachronic, adj.

phenology

the study of natural phenomena that occur periodically, as migration or blossoming, and their relation to climate and changes of season. — phenologist , n. — phenological , adj.

photochronograph

1. a camera for recording motion by a series of photographs taken at brief intervals.

2. the photograph so produced.

3. a camera that records the exact time of the event it is photographing by exposing a moving sensitized plate to the tracing of a thin beam of light synchronized with the event.

prevenience

the act or state of preceding or coming before. — prevenient, adj.

prochronism

the dating of an event as earlier than its actual occurrence. Cf. parachronism. — prochronic, adj.

quotiety

the proportionate frequency at which an event takes place. See also numbers .

sempiternity

the state or quality of being eternal, without beginning or end. — sempiternal, adj.

synchronism , synchrony

a coincidence in time; simultaneity. Cf. asynchronism. — synchronistic, synchronistical, adj.

synchronology

an arrangement of events by date, grouping together all those of the same date; a comparative chronology. — synchronological, adj.

transience , transiency

the state or quality of passing with time or being ephemeral or fleeting. — transient, adj.

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