Noun
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the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
"he served a prison term of 15 months"
"his sentence was 5 to 10 years"
"he is doing time in the county jail"
- prison term -
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
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the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
- fourth dimension -
a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
"do you know what time it is?"
"the time is 10 o'clock"
- clock time -
a person's experience on a particular occasion
"he had a time holding back the tears"
"they had a good time together"
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the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
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a suitable moment
"it is time to go"
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an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
"he waited a long time"
"the time of year for planting"
"he was a great actor in his time"
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a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
"take time to smell the roses"
"I didn't have time to finish"
"it took more than half my time"
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an instance or single occasion for some event
"this time he succeeded"
"he called four times"
"he could do ten at a clip"
Verb
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adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
"The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
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regulate or set the time of
"time the clock"
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set the speed, duration, or execution of
"we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
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assign a time for an activity or event
"The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
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measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
"he clocked the runners"