ALL meanings of on one's own time
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O o - noun on one's own 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 on one's own time duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration. 1
- noun on one's own 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 on one's own time a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time. 1
- noun on one's own time a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: Youth is the best time of life. 1
- noun on one's own 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
- noun on one's own time a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life, for payment of a debt, etc. 1
- noun on one's own time the end of a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life or a pregnancy: His time had come, but there was no one left to mourn over him. When her time came, her husband accompanied her to the delivery room. 1
- noun on one's own time a period with reference to personal experience of a specified kind: to have a good time; a hot time in the old town tonight. 1
- noun on one's own time a period of work of an employee, or the pay for it; working hours or days or an hourly or daily pay rate. 1
- noun on one's own time Informal. a term of enforced duty or imprisonment: to serve time in the army; do time in prison. 1
- noun on one's own time the period necessary for or occupied by something: The time of the baseball game was two hours and two minutes. The bus takes too much time, so I'll take a plane. 1
- noun on one's own time leisure time; sufficient or spare time: to have time for a vacation; I have no time to stop now. 1
- noun on one's own time a particular or definite point in time, as indicated by a clock: What time is it? 1
- noun on one's own time a particular part of a year, day, etc.; season or period: It's time for lunch. 1
- noun on one's own time an appointed, fit, due, or proper instant or period: a time for sowing; the time when the sun crosses the meridian; There is a time for everything. 1
- noun on one's own time the particular point in time when an event is scheduled to take place: train time; curtain time. 1
- noun on one's own time an indefinite, frequently prolonged period or duration in the future: Time will tell if what we have done here today was right. 1
- noun on one's own time the right occasion or opportunity: to watch one's time. 1
- noun on one's own time each occasion of a recurring action or event: to do a thing five times; It's the pitcher's time at bat. 1
- noun on one's own time times, used as a multiplicative word in phrasal combinations expressing how many instances of a quantity or factor are taken together: Two goes into six three times; five times faster. 1
- noun on one's own time Drama. one of the three unities. Compare unity (def 8). 1
- noun on one's own time Prosody. a unit or a group of units in the measurement of meter. 1
- noun on one's own time Music. tempo; relative rapidity of movement. the metrical duration of a note or rest. proper or characteristic tempo. the general movement of a particular kind of musical composition with reference to its rhythm, metrical structure, and tempo. the movement of a dance or the like to music so arranged: waltz time. 1
- noun on one's own time Military. rate of marching, calculated on the number of paces taken per minute: double time; quick time. 1
- noun on one's own time Manège. each completed action or movement of the horse. 1
- adjective on one's own time of, relating to, or showing the passage of time. 1
- adjective on one's own time (of an explosive device) containing a clock so that it will detonate at the desired moment: a time bomb. 1
- adjective on one's own time Commerce. payable at a stated period of time after presentment: time drafts or notes. 1
- adjective on one's own time of or relating to purchases on the installment plan, or with payment postponed. 1
- verb with object on one's own time to measure or record the speed, duration, or rate of: to time a race. 1
- verb with object on one's own time to fix the duration of: The proctor timed the test at 15 minutes. 1
- verb with object on one's own time to fix the interval between (actions, events, etc.): They timed their strokes at six per minute. 1
- verb with object on one's own time to regulate (a train, clock, etc.) as to time. 1
- verb with object on one's own time to appoint or choose the moment or occasion for; schedule: He timed the attack perfectly. 1
- verb without object on one's own time to keep time; sound or move in unison. 1
- idioms on one's own time against time, in an effort to finish something within a limited period: We worked against time to get out the newspaper. 1
- idioms on one's own time ahead of time, before the time due; early: The building was completed ahead of time. 1
- idioms on one's own time at one time, once; in a former time: At one time they owned a restaurant. at the same time; at once: They all tried to talk at one time. 1
- idioms on one's own time at the same time, nevertheless; yet: I'd like to try it, but at the same time I'm a little afraid. 1
- idioms on one's own time at times, at intervals; occasionally: At times the city becomes intolerable. 1
- idioms on one's own time beat someone's time, Slang. to compete for or win a person being dated or courted by another; prevail over a rival: He accused me, his own brother, of trying to beat his time. 1
- idioms on one's own time behind the times, old-fashioned; dated: These attitudes are behind the times. 1
- idioms on one's own time for the time being, temporarily; for the present: Let's forget about it for the time being. 1
- idioms on one's own time from time to time, on occasion; occasionally; at intervals: She comes to see us from time to time. 1
- idioms on one's own time gain time, to postpone in order to make preparations or gain an advantage; delay the outcome of: He hoped to gain time by putting off signing the papers for a few days more. 1
- idioms on one's own time in good time, at the right time; on time; punctually. in advance of the right time; early: We arrived at the appointed spot in good time. 1
- idioms on one's own time in no time, in a very brief time; almost at once: Working together, they cleaned the entire house in no time. 1
- idioms on one's own time in time, early enough: to come in time for dinner. in the future; eventually: In time he'll see what is right. in the correct rhythm or tempo: There would always be at least one child who couldn't play in time with the music. 1
- idioms on one's own time keep time, to record time, as a watch or clock does. to mark or observe the tempo. to perform rhythmic movements in unison. 1