Time Meaning

There are 15 meaning(s) for word Time

Meaning 1 : a reading of a point in time as given by a clock

    Example : do you know what time it is?,the time is 10 o'clock

    Synonyms : clock time
Meaning 2 : rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

    Synonyms : meter,  metre
Meaning 3 : an instance or single occasion for some event

    Example : this time he succeeded,he called four times

    Synonyms : clip
Meaning 4 : the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned

    Example : he is doing time in the county jail

    Synonyms : prison term,  sentence
Meaning 5 : measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time

    Synonyms : clock
Meaning 6 : the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event

    Synonyms : fourth dimension
Meaning 7 : adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time

    Example : The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely

Meaning 8 : an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)

    Example : the time of year for planting,he was a great actor in his time

Meaning 9 : a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something

    Example : 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

Meaning 10 : a person's experience on a particular occasion

    Example : he had a time holding back the tears,they had a good time together

Meaning 11 : assign a time for an activity or event

    Example : The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene

Meaning 12 : a suitable moment

    Example : it is time to go

Meaning 13 : regulate or set the time of

    Example : time the clock

Meaning 14 : set the speed, duration, or execution of

    Example : we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely

Meaning 15 : the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past

    Example : he waited for along time,it took some time before he got an answer,time flies like an arrow

How to Pronounce Time

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