time

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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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