A nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.
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A number, as of years, days, or minutes, representing such an interval: ran the course in a time just under four minutes.
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A period of apprenticeship.
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A period of military service.
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A similar number representing a specific point on this continuum, reckoned in hours and minutes: checked her watch and recorded the time, 6:17 A.M.
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idiom
Against time With a quickly approaching time limit: worked against time to deliver the manuscript before the deadline.
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At one time At a period or moment in the past.
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At one time Simultaneously.
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At the same time However; nonetheless.
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At times On occasion; sometimes.
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adjective
Constructed so as to operate at a particular moment: a time release.
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Of or relating to installment buying: time payments.
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Of, relating to, or measuring time.
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Payable on a future date or dates.
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Payable on a specified future day or a certain length of time after presentation for acceptance .
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verb-transitive
To adjust so that a force is applied or an action occurs at the desired time: timed his swing so as to hit the ball squarely.
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To adjust to keep accurate time.
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To record the speed or duration of: time a runner.
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To set or maintain the tempo, speed, or duration of: time a manufacturing process.
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To set the time for (an event or occasion).
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verb
To keep or beat time.
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To dispose (as a mechanical part) so that an action occurs at a desired instant or in a desired way.
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To determine or record the time, duration, or rate of .
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To set the tempo, speed, or duration of .
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To cause to keep time with something.
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