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time in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an instance or single occasion for some event
    "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
    time  clip 
  2. a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
    "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"
    clock time  time 
  3. the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
    fourth dimension  time 
  4. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
    meter  metre  time 
  5. the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
    "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"
    prison term  sentence  time 
  6. the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
    time 
  7. a person's experience on a particular occasion
    "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"
    time 
  8. an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
    "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
    time 
  9. a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
    "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"
    time 
  10. a suitable moment
    "it is time to go"
    time 
verb
  1. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
    "he clocked the runners"
    clock  time 
  2. regulate or set the time of
    "time the clock"
    time 
  3. adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
    "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
    time 
  4. assign a time for an activity or event
    "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
    time 
  5. set the speed, duration, or execution of
    "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
    time 
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