time

/tษ‘em/

IPA: /T AY1 M/

noun
  1. 1

    The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

    โ€œTime stops for nobody.ย ย  the ebb and flow of timeโ€

  2. 2

    A duration of time.

  3. 3

    An instant of time.

  4. 4

    The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.

    โ€œLet's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time.โ€

  5. 5

    Ratio of comparison.

    โ€œyour car runs three times faster than mine;ย  that is four times as heavy as thisโ€

  6. 6

    (grammar) Tense.

    โ€œthe time of a verbโ€

  7. 7

    The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division.

    โ€œcommon or triple time; ย  the musician keeps good time.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.

    โ€œI used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.โ€

  2. 2

    To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.

    โ€œThe President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.โ€

  3. 3

    To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.

  4. 4

    To pass time; to delay.

  5. 5

    To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.

  6. 6

    To measure, as in music or harmony.

Synonyms

interjection
  1. 1

    Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause.

  2. 2

    The umpire's call in prizefights, etc.

  3. 3

    A call by a bartender to warn patrons that the establishment is closing and no more drinks will be served.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/time