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- [tahym]
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- [tahym]
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Definitions of time word
- noun time the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another. 1
- noun time duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration. 1
- noun time (sometimes initial capital letter) a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time. 1
- noun time a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time. 1
- noun time a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: Youth is the best time of life. 1
- noun time Often, times. a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person: prehistoric times; in Lincoln's time. the period or era now or previously present: a sign of the times; How times have changed! a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.: hard times; a time of war. 1
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Origin of time
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English tīma; cognate with Old Norse tīmi; (verb) Middle English timen to arrange a time, derivative of the noun; akin to tide1
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Parts of speech for Time
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
time popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
time usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for time
noun time
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- annal — the recorded events of one year
- availabilities — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- availability — the quality or condition of being available
- breakoff — an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations
verb time
- antecede — to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede
- anteceding — to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede: Shakespeare antecedes Milton.
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
adjective time
- advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
- coterminous — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
- next — immediately following in time, order, importance, etc.: the next day; the next person in line.
adverb time
- alee — on or towards the lee
- antecedently — in an antecedent manner
- forward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
Antonyms for time
noun time
- mistime — to time badly; perform, say, propose, etc., at a bad or inappropriate time.
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