time of day

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tahym uhv, ov dey]
- /taɪm ʌv, ɒv deɪ/
- /taɪm əv deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym uhv, ov dey]
- /taɪm ʌv, ɒv deɪ/

Definitions of time of day words

noun time of day a definite time as shown by a timepiece; the hour: Can you tell me the time of day? 1
noun time of day Informal. a minimum of attention: He wouldn't even give her the time of day. 1
noun time of day the current time; the present: The younger generation in this time of day encounters problems quite different from those of past generations. 1

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Origin of time of day

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Time of day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Time of day

time of day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

time of day usage trend in Literature

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