time
tahym
- n an instance or single occasion for some event
this time he succeeded
he called four times - n 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 - n 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 - n a suitable moment
it is time to go - n the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
- n a person's experience on a particular occasion
he had a time holding back the tears
they had a good time together - n 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 - n the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
- n rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- n the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
he is doing time in the county jail - v measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
- v assign a time for an activity or event
The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene - v set the speed, duration, or execution of
we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely - v regulate or set the time of
time the clock - v 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