the measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues
a continuum in which events succeed one another
the point or period when something occurs
at the time of writing
the period required or taken for an action
opportunity or leisure
no time for reading
(a time) an indefinite period of time
was a teacher for a time
a period set aside or suitable for an activity or event
This is a time for celebration
an appointed, fixed, or customary moment for something to happen, begin, or end
was time to leave
Brit closing time in a public house as fixed by law
Hurry up please, it's time — T S Eliot
a schedule or timetable
finished ahead of time
(also in pl) a historical period
modern times
(usu in pl) conditions or circumstances prevalent during a period
Times are hard
(the time) the present time
the issues of the time
the expected moment of giving birth or dying
Her time is near
a period of apprenticeship
served his time
informal a term of imprisonment
a season
the time of year
in music, a tempo
in music, the grouping of the beats; the metre
a moment, hour, day, or year as measured or indicated by a clock or calendar
any of various systems, e.g. sidereal or solar, of reckoning time
any of a series of recurring instances or repeated actions
have been told many times
(in pl) multiplied instances or fractional parts
five times greater
a person's specified experience, esp on a particular occasion
We had a good time
the hours or days occupied by one's work
an hourly rate of pay
on double time
(often used as an interjection) the end of the playing time of a game or section of a game
(used before a noun) set or able to be set to function at a specific moment
a time bomb
at intervals; occasionally
old-fashioned
for the present
at irregular intervals
to be unwilling to accept or tolerate (something or somebody)
to enjoy oneself very much
very soon; very quickly
sufficiently early
eventually
in correct tempo
to find enough time to do something
at the appointed time
to be leisurely about doing something
A burglar who respects his art takes his time before taking anything else — O Henry
frequently; repeatedly
from time immemorial