timewiseadj.adv.
/ˈtʌɪmwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmˌwaɪz/ A. adj.
Relating to or concerning time; chronological.
ΚΠ
1864 Continental Monthly Nov. 577/2 Timewise Silences, or those which intervene between Tones rhythmically considered, are called Rests.
1902 Biblical World 20 311 The..timewise arrangement of facts.
1956 Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 82 424 The method consists of combining a time-wise superposition principle with the separation of variables technique to determine the growth of the elementary truncation errors.
2001 D. A. Sica & D. K. Wilson in W. B. White Blood Pressure Monitoring viii. 178 Differences in the response to enalapril could not be attributed to timewise changes in pharmacokinetics.
B. adv.
With regard to time; as far as time is concerned.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > [adverb]
temporarily1877
timewise1891
temporally1961
1891 J. M. Baldwin in Educ. Rev. 1 370 The experimental determination of the area (lengthwise or time-wise) of consciousness for successive sounds.
1902 Los Angeles Times 29 June 9/5 For him the universe is broadened timewise, spacewise and methodwise.
1949 Times Record (Troy, N.Y.) 2 Dec. 6/3 Timewise, he said, aviation has changed the business map.
1981 J. D. MacDonald Free Fall in Crimson xx. 229 ‘How far are you from a pay phone, timewise?’ ‘Ten minutes.’
2008 V. D. Griggs If Memory Serves xiii. 73 Charity sneaked a quick glance at her watch. Timewise, she was doing okay.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.adv.1864