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释义

time

1 of 3

noun

ˈtīm How to pronounce time (audio)
plural times
1
a
: the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration
b
: a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future
c
: leisure
time for reading
2
: the point or period when something occurs : occasion
3
a
: an appointed, fixed, or customary moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end
arrived ahead of time
b
: an opportune or suitable moment
decided it was time to retire
—often used in the phrase about time
about time for a change
4
a
: a historical period : age
b
: a division of geologic chronology
c
: conditions at present or at some specified period
—usually used in plural
times are hardmove with the times
d
: the present time
issues of the time
5
a
: lifetime
b
: a period of apprenticeship
c
: a term of military service
d
: a prison sentence
6
: season
very hot for this time of year
7
a
: rate of speed : tempo
b
: the grouping of the beats of music : rhythm
8
a
: a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar
what time is it
b
: any of various systems (such as a sidereal or solar system) of reckoning time
9
a
: one of a series of recurring instances or repeated actions
you've been told many times
b times plural
(1)
: added or accumulated quantities or instances
five times greater
(2)
: equal fractional parts of which an indicated number equal a comparatively greater quantity
seven times smaller
three times closer
c
: turn
three times at bat
10
: finite as contrasted with infinite duration
11
: a person's experience during a specified period or on a particular occasion
a good time
a hard time
12
a
: the hours or days required to be occupied by one's work
make up time
on company time
b
: an hourly pay rate
straight time
c
: wages paid at discharge or resignation
pick up your time and get out
13
a
: the playing time of a game
b
: time-out sense 1
14
: a period during which something is used or available for use
computer time

see also a race against time, take one's time

time

2 of 3

verb

timed; timing

transitive verb

1
a
: to arrange or set the time of : schedule
b
: to regulate (a watch) to keep correct time
2
: to set the tempo, speed, or duration of
timed his leap perfectly—Neil Amdur
3
: to cause to keep time with something
4
: to determine or record the time, duration, or rate of
time a horse
5
: to dispose (something, such as a mechanical part) so that an action occurs at a desired instant or in a desired way

intransitive verb

: to keep or beat time

time

3 of 3

adjective

1
a
: of or relating to time
b
: recording time
2
: timed to ignite or explode at a specific moment
a time charge
3
a
: payable on a specified future day or a certain length of time after presentation for acceptance
a time draft
time deposits
b
: based on installment payments
a time sale
Phrases
at the same time
: nevertheless, yet
slick and at the same time strangely unprofessional—Gerald Weaks
at times
: at intervals : occasionally
for the time being
: for the present
from time to time
: once in a while : occasionally
in no time
: very quickly or soon
in time
1
: sufficiently early
2
: eventually
3
: in correct tempo
learn to play in time
on time
1
a
: at the appointed time
b
: on schedule
2
: on the installment plan
time and again
: frequently, repeatedly

Synonyms

Noun

  • moment
  • occasion
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun The two events were separated by time and space. The poem is a reflection on the passage of time. What was happening at that particular moment in time? It has been that way since the beginning of time. If only I could travel back in time and do things differently. They were given a relatively short amount of time to finish the job. The situation has been getting more complicated as time goes by . happening for an extended period of time Would you prefer the meeting to be at an earlier time? Feel free to call me at any time, day or night. Verb They timed their vacation to coincide with the jazz festival. He timed it so that he made the shot just before the clock ran out. She timed the shot perfectly. The runners are timed with special watches. He timed the students as they completed their tests. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Another is that the player spent considerable time on the injured list the previous season or finished the previous season on the injured list. —Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2023 Enter Email Sign Up So Crowder sat, waited, and spent time with his 9-year-old daughter until a resolution was discovered. —Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023 One example is when animals approach one another and spend time together. —Shayla Love, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2023 Don't worry about spending your precious time browsing through tons of pages (Amazon can sometimes feel like a rabbit hole). —Women's Health, 17 Feb. 2023 In October 2021, not long after the child’s second birthday, Vaughn moved to Oklahoma City and began spending time with the boy, according to court documents. —Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2023 After the pleas in Shelby County Criminal Court, Judge James Jones urged both sides to be patient as the case may take some time. —Travis Caldwell, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023 Themes of the show include problem solving, being curious about your environment, and spending time with friends and family. —Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023 The beach rental offers a prime location for those who want to spend time fishing or enjoying leisurely walks along the waterfront. —Lori A. May, Chron, 17 Feb. 2023
Verb
Both species must time their actions correctly to catch fish. —Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 30 Jan. 2023 Diversified portfolios with a rebalancing plan tend to have higher returns than when investors try to time their entry and exit in volatile asset classes. —Julie Cooling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023 Some customers embraced active trading, using platforms such as FTX to try to time the market. —Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2022 Arrive early to catch the musical performances happening from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Navy Pier Beer Garden and, for an extra special evening, try to time a ride on the pier’s 200-foot Centennial Ferris Wheel to the start of the fireworks show. —Nicole Schnitzler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2022 Studios would time their movies to go into wide release after the Globes; that’s what happened with 1917 in 2020. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2023 Unfortunately, trying to time the stock market is an impossible task, and those using a rebound in economic activity as a signal to become more optimistic about stocks are almost certain to fail if history is any guide. —Bill Stone, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022 So guests who don't time their trips accordingly miss out on the extra value for their tickets. —Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2023 Since some judges time their retirements depending on which president holds the White House, Trump reaped an early bumper crop by replacing conservative judges who had waited out Obama’s eight-year tenure. —Matt Ford, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2023
Adjective
Cons: The Jazz feature two multi-time All-Stars — Gobert and guard Donovan Mitchell — and a roster that has more playoff experience than the Mavericks’ core. —Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2022 Strowman, a multi-time champion in WWE, is a popular figure with fans for his imposing presence while also bringing an entertaining personality. —Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2022 Nevertheless, that didn’t stop multi-time defending champions Scott Patterson of Anchorage and Christy Marvin of Palmer from extending their respective winning streaks. —Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2022 Stephens and Floyd are both coming off all-GNAC campaigns in 2021 and are multi-time all-conference honorees. —Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2022 A week later, multi-time senior champ Sumolong added another title to his name, taking the overall gross win at the State Senior Championship at Settler’s Bay in Palmer. —Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 The draft kicked off with a pair of high school position players who were the sons of multi-time All-Stars. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 There is no such thing as a winner, especially a multi-time winner, that's disloyal. —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 July 2022 Maybe the real romance would be two people doing what us non-time-traveler normies do every day: choosing someone to love, and choosing every day to continue loving them with no guarantee that any of it is written in the stars. —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English tīma; akin to Old Norse tīmi time, Old English tīd — more at tide entry 3

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Adjective

circa 1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing time

  • access time
  • ahead of one's/its time
  • all (of) the time
  • ahead of time
  • a good/great/lovely time
  • ahead of one's time
  • a long time ago
  • a long time coming
  • all-time
  • all the time in the world
  • all the time
  • a race against time
  • at no time
  • Atlantic time
  • apparent time
  • at a time
  • at the time of (something)
  • a whale of a time
  • at some time or other
  • at the present time
  • at one time or another
  • at the same time
  • before one's time
  • bad time
  • better luck next time
  • be living on borrowed time
  • call (a) time-out
  • big time
  • by the time
  • crunch time
  • curtain time
  • elapsed time
  • end-time
  • day/moment/time in the sun
  • ephemeris time
  • do time
  • do one's time
  • face time
  • first-time
  • full time
  • from time to time
  • for the time being
  • free/spare time
  • give (someone) a hard time
  • give of one's time
  • geologic time
  • half the time
  • go through a rough time
  • have a devilish time
  • hard time
  • have a hard time
  • hang time
  • have all the time in the world
  • have a rough time (of it)
  • have the time of one's life
  • have (the) time
  • have (got) the time
  • have a thin time (of it)
  • in due time
  • in jig time
  • in its own time
  • in one's own (good) time
  • in no time
  • injury time
  • in one's (own) sweet time
  • in one's own time
  • in the course of time
  • in one's time
  • it's about time
  • in time to
  • it's high time
  • kill (the) time
  • keep time
  • live on borrowed time
  • long time no see
  • local time
  • make time
  • make good time
  • lost in the mists of time
  • mean time
  • most of the time
  • make up for lost time
  • mountain time
  • ninety/ninety-nine percent of the time
  • of all time
  • make time for (someone)
  • no time to lose
  • old before one's time
  • old-time
  • one more time
  • one at a time
  • on one's own time
  • Pacific time
  • part-time
  • payback time
  • pressed for time
  • playing time
  • press time
  • post time
  • quality time
  • prime time
  • quite some time
  • quick time
  • real time
  • released time
  • regulation time
  • short time
  • screen time
  • serve time
  • residence time
  • sidereal time
  • short space of time
  • some time ago
  • since time immemorial
  • small-time
  • space-time
  • spare time
  • standard time
  • stand the test of time
  • starting time
  • summer time
  • take (a lot of) time
  • take no time at all
  • take the time
  • take time
  • tell time
  • term time
  • take one's time
  • tee time
  • the time has come
  • the third time is the charm
  • the whole time
  • the sands of time
  • there's no time like the present
  • time and a half
  • time and again
  • third time lucky
  • time clock
  • time card
  • time capsule
  • time-consuming
  • time flies
  • time for bed
  • time dilation
  • time is a/the great healer
  • time immemorial
  • time frame
  • time heals all wounds
  • time is not on someone's side
  • time is money
  • time is at a premium
  • time lock
  • time line
  • time lag
  • time limit
  • time-lapse
  • time machine
  • time marches on
  • time on one's hands
  • time of year
  • time-out
  • time out of mind
  • time-saving
  • time reversal
  • time-release
  • time-share
  • time-sharing
  • time series
  • time signature
  • time span
  • time sheet
  • time zone
  • time stamp
  • time suck
  • time's up
  • two-time
  • unearthly hour/time
  • time trial
  • time-tested
  • time-warped
  • time was (when)
  • time warp
  • until such time as
  • waste of time
  • what time do you have
  • whose time has come
  • what time do you make it
  • common time
  • a stitch in time (saves nine)
  • break time
  • for (quite) some time
  • departure/arrival time
  • die before one's time
  • equation of time
  • in record time
  • every time
  • eastern time
  • corrected time
  • cut time
  • a devil of a time
  • half-time
  • Hawaii-Aleutian time
  • lead time
  • (only) time will tell
  • closing time
  • run out of time
  • from the time
  • central time
  • on company time
  • garbage time
  • in less than no time
  • in company time
  • (and) not before time (too)
  • last time
  • Alaska time
  • pass the time
  • sick time
  • not give (someone) the time of day
  • borrowed time
  • for any length of time
  • military time
  • a legend in one's own time
  • running time
  • take it/things one day at a time
  • in the nick of time
  • since that time
  • (all) in good time
  • daylight saving time
  • good time
  • play for time
  • at one time
  • time chart
  • time after time
  • double time
  • the big time
  • time exposure
  • time is on one's side
  • lose no time
  • time expires
  • drive time
  • a deuce of a time
  • prison time
  • take one day at a time
  • once upon a time
  • buried by the sands of time
  • as good a time as any
  • Samoa time
  • take one's (own) sweet time
  • call time
  • time killer
  • lose track of the time
  • time bomb
  • question time
  • waste no time
  • Many's the time
  • Universal time
  • to/till/until the end of time
  • time switch
  • take time out
  • tell the time
  • in the fullness of time
  • hitting the big time
  • time-of-flight
  • buy time
  • the time is up
  • the ravages of time
  • a matter of time
  • mark time
  • with time
  • time-honored
  • in time
  • pass the time of day
  • on time
  • just-in-time
  • give (someone) the time of day
  • gain time
  • our time
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  • access time
  • ahead of one's/its time
  • all (of) the time
  • ahead of time
  • a good/great/lovely time
  • ahead of one's time
  • a long time ago
  • a long time coming
  • all-time
  • all the time in the world
  • all the time
  • a race against time
  • at no time
  • Atlantic time
  • apparent time
  • at a time
  • at the time of (something)
  • a whale of a time
  • at some time or other
  • at the present time
  • at one time or another
  • at the same time
  • before one's time
  • bad time
  • better luck next time
  • be living on borrowed time
  • call (a) time-out
  • big time
  • by the time
  • crunch time
  • curtain time
  • elapsed time
  • end-time
  • day/moment/time in the sun
  • ephemeris time
  • do time
  • do one's time
  • face time
  • first-time
  • full time
  • from time to time
  • for the time being
  • free/spare time
  • give (someone) a hard time
  • give of one's time
  • geologic time
  • half the time
  • go through a rough time
  • have a devilish time
  • hard time
  • have a hard time
  • hang time
  • have all the time in the world
  • have a rough time (of it)
  • have the time of one's life
  • have (the) time
  • have (got) the time
  • have a thin time (of it)
  • in due time
  • in jig time
  • in its own time
  • in one's own (good) time
  • in no time
  • injury time
  • in one's (own) sweet time
  • in one's own time
  • in the course of time
  • in one's time
  • it's about time
  • in time to
  • it's high time
  • kill (the) time
  • keep time
  • live on borrowed time
  • long time no see
  • local time
  • make time
  • make good time
  • lost in the mists of time
  • mean time
  • most of the time
  • make up for lost time
  • mountain time
  • ninety/ninety-nine percent of the time
  • of all time
  • make time for (someone)
  • no time to lose
  • old before one's time
  • old-time
  • one more time
  • one at a time
  • on one's own time
  • Pacific time
  • part-time
  • payback time
  • pressed for time
  • playing time
  • press time
  • post time
  • quality time
  • prime time
  • quite some time
  • quick time
  • real time
  • released time
  • regulation time
  • short time
  • screen time
  • serve time
  • residence time
  • sidereal time
  • short space of time
  • some time ago
  • since time immemorial
  • small-time
  • space-time
  • spare time
  • standard time
  • stand the test of time
  • starting time
  • summer time
  • take (a lot of) time
  • take no time at all
  • take the time
  • take time
  • tell time
  • term time
  • take one's time
  • tee time
  • the time has come
  • the third time is the charm
  • the whole time
  • the sands of time
  • there's no time like the present
  • time and a half
  • time and again
  • third time lucky
  • time clock
  • time card
  • time capsule
  • time-consuming
  • time flies
  • time for bed
  • time dilation
  • time is a/the great healer
  • time immemorial
  • time frame
  • time heals all wounds
  • time is not on someone's side
  • time is money
  • time is at a premium
  • time lock
  • time line
  • time lag
  • time limit
  • time-lapse
  • time machine
  • time marches on
  • time on one's hands
  • time of year
  • time-out
  • time out of mind
  • time-saving
  • time reversal
  • time-release
  • time-share
  • time-sharing
  • time series
  • time signature
  • time span
  • time sheet
  • time zone
  • time stamp
  • time suck
  • time's up
  • two-time
  • unearthly hour/time
  • time trial
  • time-tested
  • time-warped
  • time was (when)
  • time warp
  • until such time as
  • waste of time
  • what time do you have
  • whose time has come
  • what time do you make it
  • common time
  • a stitch in time (saves nine)
  • break time
  • for (quite) some time
  • departure/arrival time
  • die before one's time
  • equation of time
  • in record time
  • every time
  • eastern time
  • corrected time
  • cut time
  • a devil of a time
  • half-time
  • Hawaii-Aleutian time
  • lead time
  • (only) time will tell
  • closing time
  • run out of time
  • from the time
  • central time
  • on company time
  • garbage time
  • in less than no time
  • in company time
  • (and) not before time (too)
  • last time
  • Alaska time
  • pass the time
  • sick time
  • not give (someone) the time of day
  • borrowed time
  • for any length of time
  • military time
  • a legend in one's own time
  • running time
  • take it/things one day at a time
  • in the nick of time
  • since that time
  • (all) in good time
  • daylight saving time
  • good time
  • play for time
  • at one time
  • time chart
  • time after time
  • double time
  • the big time
  • time exposure
  • time is on one's side
  • lose no time
  • time expires
  • drive time
  • a deuce of a time
  • prison time
  • take one day at a time
  • once upon a time
  • buried by the sands of time
  • as good a time as any
  • Samoa time
  • take one's (own) sweet time
  • call time
  • time killer
  • lose track of the time
  • time bomb
  • question time
  • waste no time
  • Many's the time
  • Universal time
  • to/till/until the end of time
  • time switch
  • take time out
  • tell the time
  • in the fullness of time
  • hitting the big time
  • time-of-flight
  • buy time
  • the time is up
  • the ravages of time
  • a matter of time
  • mark time
  • with time
  • time-honored
  • in time
  • pass the time of day
  • on time
  • just-in-time
  • give (someone) the time of day
  • gain time
  • our time
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Kids Definition

time

1 of 2 noun
ˈtīm How to pronounce time (audio)
1
a
: the period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration
was gone a long time
it rained all the time during our vacation
b
: part of the day when one is free to do as one pleases
find time for reading
2
: a point or period when something occurs : occasion
remember the time you entered the pie-eating contest
3
: a set or usual moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end
arrived ahead of time
4
a
: a historical period : age
in your grandparents' time
b
: conditions of a specified period
times are hard
move with the times
5
: a prison sentence
doing time for robbery
6
: the rhythmic grouping of beats in music shown in the time signature
7
a
: a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar
what time is it
b
: a system of determining time
8
a
: one of a series of repeated instances or actions
told you many times
b
plural : added or accumulated quantities or examples
five times greater
c
plural : equal parts of which an indicated number make up a greater quantity
five times smaller
d
: turn entry 2 sense 5b
three times at bat
9
: a person's experience during a certain period
had the time of their lives
had quite a time staying in the saddle
10
: time-out
called time

time

2 of 2 verb
timed; timing
1
: to arrange or set the time or rate at which something happens
2
: to measure or record the time, duration, or rate of
timed the race

Medical Definition

time

noun
ˈtīm How to pronounce time (audio)
1
a
: the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues see bleeding time, coagulation time, prothrombin time, reaction time
b
: a continuum which lacks spatial dimensions and in which events succeed one another from past through present to future
2
: the point or period when something occurs
3
: a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar
what time is it

from time to time

phrase

as in now
on some occasions The area experiences earthquakes from time to time.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • now
  • sometimes
  • occasionally
  • every now and again
  • now and then
  • every so often
  • here and there
  • periodically
  • on occasion
  • at times
  • sporadically
  • off and on
  • ever and anon
  • intermittently
  • every now and then
  • rarely
  • once in a while
  • seldom
  • little
  • recurrently
  • infrequently
  • variously
  • irregularly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • frequently
  • much
  • often
  • regularly
  • commonly
  • usually
  • ordinarily
  • routinely
  • always
  • constantly
  • hourly
  • oft
  • ever
  • oftentimes
  • invariably
  • continuously
  • consistently
  • continually
  • incessantly
  • ofttimes
  • perpetually
  • endlessly
  • unceasingly
  • uninterruptedly
  • continuingly
  • interminably
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