time

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

times

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

time

past (v2)

timed

past participle (v3)

timed

present participle

timing

3rd person singular

times

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

   • Time is the fire in which we burn.
   • Time flies when you're having fun.
   • Time slows down when you approach the speed of light.

2. 2.The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.

   • Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time.

3. 3.A duration of time.

   • Are you finished yet? Time’s up!
   • The algorithm runs in O(n²) time.
   • In my time, we respected our elders.

4. 4.An instant of time.

   • Excuse me, have you got the time?
   • At what times do the trains arrive?
   • What time is it, do you guess? Ten o’clock?

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To choose when something commences or its duration.

   • The bomb was timed to explode at 9:20 p.m.
   • The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.
   • There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things.

2. 2.To measure, as in music or harmony.

3. 3.To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of something.

   • I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.

4. 4.To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.

   • Who overlooked the oars, and timed the stroke.
   • He was a thing of blood, whose every motion / Was timed with dying cries.

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