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time was

time was
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahym wuhz, woz]
    • /taɪm wʌz, wɒz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahym wuhz, woz]
    • /taɪm wʌz, wɒz/

Definition of time was words

  • noun time was there was a time 0

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Parts of speech for Time was

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

time was popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".

Synonyms for time was

adv time was

  • aforetime — formerly
  • ago — You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it happened.
  • antecedently — in an antecedent manner
  • at one time — If you say that something was the case at one time, you mean that it was the case during a particular period in the past.

adj time was

  • long-ago — of or relating to the distant past or to remote events; ancient: long-ago exploits remembered only in folk tales.

adverb time was

  • ante — the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
  • erewhile — A while before ; some time ago.
  • erstwhile — Former.
  • gone — past participle of go1 .
  • old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.

adjective time was

  • ex — (of goods) sold direct from.

Antonyms for time was

adverb time was

  • future — time that is to be or come hereafter.

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