"time" | Definition and Related Words

time

Noun

An instance or single occasion for some event (synset 107324217)
"this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"

is a type of: case, example, instance - an occurrence of something

same as: clip
A period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something (synset 115295388)
"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"

is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
An indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) (synset 115147173)
"the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"

is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
subtypes:
- day - some point or period in time
- dead - a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
- hard times - a time of difficulty
- incarnation - time passed in a particular bodily form
- wee - a short time
- patch, piece, spell, while - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- bit, minute, mo, moment, second - an indefinitely short time
- ephemera - something transitory; lasting a day
- space age - the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present
A suitable moment (synset 115270326)
"it is time to go"

is a type of: instant, minute, moment, second - a particular point in time
subtypes:
- high time - the latest possible moment
- occasion - the time of a particular event
The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past (synset 100028468)
"he waited for along time"; "it took some time before he got an answer"; "time flies like an arrow"

is a type of: attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
subtypes:
- geologic time, geological time - the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)
- biological time - the time of various biological processes
- cosmic time - the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe
- civil time, local time, standard time - the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom
- daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight-saving time, daylight-savings time - time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
- nowadays, present - the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
- past, past times, yesteryear - the time that has elapsed
- future, futurity, hereafter, time to come - the time yet to come
- musical time - (music) the beat of musical rhythm
- continuum - a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
- gmt, greenwich mean time, greenwich time, universal time, ut, ut1 - the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
- continuance, duration - the property of enduring or continuing in time
- eternity, infinity - time without end
A person's experience on a particular occasion (synset 107302920)
"he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"

is a type of: experience - an event as apprehended
A reading of a point in time as given by a clock (synset 115154879)
"do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"
tells us about:
- antemeridian - before noon
- postmeridian - after noon
is a type of: indication, meter reading, reading - a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
subtypes:
- sclk, spacecraft clock time - the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft
- prime time - the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available
- hour, time of day - clock time
same as: clock time
The fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event (synset 115160774)
is a type of: dimension - the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

same as: fourth dimension
Rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration (synset 104998860)
is a type of: rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music

same as: meter, metre
The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned (synset 115249488)
"he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"

is a type of: term - a limited period of time
subtypes:
- hard time - a term served in a maximum security prison
- life, life sentence - a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
same as: prison term, sentence

Verb

Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time (synset 200491904)
"he clocked the runners"

is a type of: measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity

subtypes: mistime - time incorrectly

same as: clock
Assign a time for an activity or event (synset 200680466)
"The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"

is a type of: schedule - plan for an activity or event
Set the speed, duration, or execution of (synset 200703992)
"we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

is a type of: determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape - shape or influence; give direction to
Regulate or set the time of (synset 200298687)
"time the clock"

is a type of: adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time (synset 200297754)
"The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"

is a type of: adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

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