NOUN | event | time, clip | an instance or single occasion for some event |
---|---|---|---|
time | time | a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish / accomplish something | |
time | time | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) | |
time | time | a suitable moment | |
Tops | time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past | |
event | time | a person's experience on a particular occasion | |
time | time, clock time | a reading of a point in time as given by a clock | |
time | time, fourth dimension | the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event | |
attribute | time, meter, metre | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration | |
time | time, prison term, sentence | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned | |
VERB | change | time, clock | measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time |
cognition | time | assign a time for an activity or event | |
cognition | time | set the speed, duration, or execution of | |
change | time | regulate or set the time of | |
change | time | adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time |
Sounds | tay'm | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | Anaheim ... wintertime: 52 rhymes with aym... |
Meaning | An instance or single occasion for some event. | |
---|---|---|
Examples |
| |
Synonym | clip | |
Broader | case, instance, example | An occurrence of something |
Spanish | ocasión, vez | |
Catalan | cop, ocasió, vegada |
Meaning | A period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish / accomplish something. | |
---|---|---|
Examples |
| |
Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
Spanish | hora, tiempo | |
Catalan | hora, temps | |
Verbs | time | measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time |
Meaning | An indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities). | |
---|---|---|
Examples |
| |
Narrower | day | Some point or period in time |
dead | A time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense | |
ephemera | Something transitory | |
hard times | A time of difficulty | |
incarnation | Time passed in a particular bodily form | |
moment, mo, minute, second, bit | An indefinitely short time | |
space age | The age beginning with the first space travel | |
wee | A short time | |
while, piece, spell, patch | A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition | |
Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
Spanish | época, momento, período, tiempo | |
Catalan | època, moment, temps | |
Verbs | time | measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time |
time | regulate or set the time of |
Meaning | A suitable moment. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "it is time to go" | |
Narrower | high time | The latest possible moment |
occasion | The time of a particular event | |
Broader | moment, minute, second, instant | A particular point in time |
Spanish | hora | |
Adjectives | timely | done or happening at the appropriate or proper time |
Verbs | time | adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time |
time | assign a time for an activity or event | |
time | set the speed, duration, or execution of |
Meaning | A person's experience on a particular occasion. | |
---|---|---|
Examples |
| |
Broader | experience | An event as apprehended |
Meaning | A reading of a point in time as given by a clock. | |
---|---|---|
Examples |
| |
Synonym | clock time | |
Attributes | antemeridian | Before noon |
postmeridian | After noon | |
Narrower | hour, time of day | clock time |
prime time | The hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available | |
spacecraft clock time, SCLK | The clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft | |
Broader | reading, meter reading, indication | A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument |
Spanish | hora | |
Catalan | hora | |
Verbs | time | regulate or set the time of |
Meaning | The fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event. | |
---|---|---|
Synonym | fourth dimension | |
Broader | dimension | The magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) |
Spanish | tiempo |
Meaning | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration. | |
---|---|---|
Synonyms | meter, metre | |
Broader | rhythmicity | The rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music |
Spanish | compás | |
Catalan | compàs |
Meaning | The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "he is doing time in the county jail" | |
Synonyms | prison term, sentence | |
Narrower | hard time | A term served in a maximum security prison |
life sentence, life | A prison term lasting / lasting as long as the prisoner lives | |
Broader | term | A limited period of time |
Spanish | condena, tiempo | |
Catalan | condemna |
Meaning | Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonym | clock | |
Narrower | mistime | Time incorrectly |
Broader | quantify, measure | Express as a number or measure or quantity |
Spanish | cronometrar | |
Catalan | calcular el temps, cronometrar | |
Nouns | time | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) |
time | a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish / accomplish something | |
timer | a timepiece that measures a time ... / time interval and signals its end | |
timer | (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed |
Meaning | Assign a time for an activity or event. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene" | |
Broader | schedule | plan for an activity or event |
Nouns | time | a suitable moment |
timing | the time when something happens |
Meaning | Set the speed, duration, or execution of. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" | |
Broader | determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate | shape or influence |
Spanish | cronometrar, temporalizar | |
Catalan | temporalitzar | |
Nouns | time | a suitable moment |
timer | a timepiece that measures a time ... / time interval and signals its end |
Meaning | regulate or set the time of. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "time the clock" | |
Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
Catalan | cronometrar, regular | |
Nouns | time | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) |
time | a reading of a point in time as given by a clock | |
timer | a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times |
Meaning | Adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time. | |
---|---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely" | |
Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
Spanish | cronometrar | |
Nouns | time | a suitable moment |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact