time [ taim ]

• n.
  • an instance or single occasion for some event

    "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"

    同义词： clip

  • 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 is his time"

  • 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"

  • a suitable moment

    "it is time to go"

  • the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
  • the time as given by a clock

    "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"

    同义词： clock time

  • the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event

    同义词： fourth dimension

  • a person's experience on a particular occasion

    "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"

  • rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

    同义词： meter metre

  • the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned

    "he is doing time in the county jail"

    同义词： prison term sentence

• v.
  • measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time

    同义词： clock

  • assign a time for an activity or event

    "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"

  • set the speed, duration, or execution of

    "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

  • regulate or set the time of

    "time the clock"

  • 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"

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