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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: time - timbreled</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="time"> time, noun, verb, timed, timing, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. all the days there have been or ever will be; the past, present, and future. Time is measured in years, months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Ex. ... a rose-red city half as old as time (John William Burgon). Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future (T. S. Eliot). <DD> 2. a part of time. Ex. A minute is a short time. A long time ago people lived in caves. Remember that time is money (Benjamin Franklin). <DD> 3a. a period of time; epoch; era; age. Ex. in the time of the Stuart kings of England. <DD> b. a period of life; years of living; lifetime. Ex. achievements that will outlast our time. <DD> c. a period in the existence of the world; unit of geological chronology. <DD> 4a. any specified or defined period; period in question. Ex. They were with us the whole time. <DD> b. time that is or was present; prevailing period. Ex. to change with the times. <DD> 5. a term of imprisonment, enlistment, apprenticeship, or the like. Ex. to complete one's time. <DD> 6. a long time. Ex. What a time it took you! <DD> 7a. some point in time; particular point in time; hour of the clock. Ex. The time the game begins is two o'clock. What time is it right now? At what time do you go to bed? <DD> b. a particular season; date or span of the calendar. Ex. Summer is the time of hot weather. Autumn is a good time of year to be in the country. <DD> 8. the right part or point of time. Ex. It is time for us to be going. It is time to eat dinner. <DD> 9. occasion; chance; opportunity. Ex. to bide one's time. This time we will succeed. Now's your time to strike! She got the right answer every time. <DD> 10. a way of reckoning time. Ex. sidereal time, solar time, standard time, daylight-saving time. <DD> 11. the conditions of a certain period; condition, such as of life or affairs. Ex. Wars and lack of work bring hard times. <DD> 12. an amount of time required or desired; available time. Ex. I need time to rest. I could multiply witness upon witness ... if I had time (John Ruskin). <DD> 13. an experience during a certain time or on a certain occasion. Ex. Everyone had a good time at the party. The wounded soldier had a bad time for three hours. <DD> 14. (Music.) <DD> a. the rate of movement in music, denoted by a fraction (time signature), the numerator indicating the number of beats to the measure, and the denominator indicating the time value of the note receiving one beat; rhythm. Ex. to beat time. <DD> b. the characteristic rhythm, form, and style of a particular class of compositions; tempo. Ex. waltz time, march time. <DD> c. the time value, or length of a note or rest. <DD> 15. the rate of movement in poetry. <DD> 16a. the amount of time that one has worked or should work. Ex. His normal time is 8 hours a day. <DD> b. the pay for a period of work. Ex. to collect one's time. Pay was due to him--'time' as it was called (Owen Wister). <DD> c. the rate of pay. Ex. We offer straight timefor work up to 40 hours and time and a half for Saturdays. <DD> 17. spare time; leisure. Ex. to have time to read, to find time for hobbies. <DD> 18. one of the three unities (unity of time). <DD> 19. (Prosody.) a unit or a group of units in metrical measurement, especially a short syllable or mora. <DD> 20. (Military.) a rate of stepping; pace. Ex. to march in quick time. <DD> 21a. the period of gestation. <DD> b. the natural ending of gestation; time of giving birth. (Abbr:) t. <DD>v.t. 1. to measure the time of. Ex. to time a worker on a new job. He timed the horse for each half mile. <DD> 2. to fix, set, or regulate the length of in time. Ex. to time an exposure correctly. <DD> 3. to set, regulate, or adjust. Ex. to time an alarm clock, to time all the clocks in an office according to the radio. <DD> 4a. to do at regular times; do in rhythm with; set the time of. Ex. The dancers time their steps to the music. <DD> b. to mark the rhythm or measure of, as in music. <DD> c. to fix or assign the metrical quantity of (a syllable) or the length of (a note). <DD> 5. to choose the moment or occasion for. Ex. The demonstrators timed their march through the business section so that most shoppers would see them. The lady timed her entrance so well that she went in when the prince did. <DD>v.i. to keep time; sound or move in unison or harmony. Ex. Timing to their stormy sounds, his stormy lays are sung (John Greenleaf Whittier). Beat, happy stars, timing with things below (Tennyson). <DD>adj. 1. of or having to do with time. <DD> 2. provided with a clocklike mechanism. Ex. a time lock. <DD> 3. having to do with purchases to be paid for at a future date or dates. <DD> 4. (Commerce.) payable at a specified future date or at a certain length of time after presentation. expr. about time, at or near the proper time. Ex. It's about time to go home. It's about time you came! expr. against time, so as to finish before a certain time. Ex. We are in a race against time in our efforts to rescue the trapped men. ... A man who ... was often ... compelled to write against time for his living (Algernon Charles Swinburne). expr. at a time, at one time; simultaneously. Ex. ... an utter aversion to speaking to more than one man at a time (Spectator). expr. at the same time, <DD> a. at one time; not before or after. Ex. In two of Shakespeare's tragedies are introduced, at the same time, instances of counterfeit madness and of real [madness] (London Mirror). <DD> b. while saying this; however; nevertheless. Ex. Give them my best wishes. At the same time I must say I do not envy the girl (John Strange Winter). expr. at times, now and then; once in a while. Ex. Most people have, at times, wished to have power. expr. behind the times, old-fashioned; out-of-date. Ex. A newspaper cannot afford to be behind the times. expr. bide one's time, to wait for a good chance. Ex. a bitter heart that bides its time (Robert Browning). expr. buy time, to gain time, as by stalling or postponing; put off or delay a course of action. Ex. The Africans ... are not here to buy time while their governments operate behind the scenes, the way Western diplomats are (New Yorker). expr. do (or serve) time, (Informal.) to be imprisoned as a criminal. Ex. a man doing time for bank robbery. expr. fill in the time, to occupy oneself during a period of inaction. Ex. He filled in the time of waiting by reading a magazine. expr. for the time being, for the present; for now. Ex. The baby is asleep for the time being. The member for Nuneaton undertakes to stay in Parliament for the time being (Manchester Guardian Weekly). expr. from time to time, now and then; once in a while. Ex. From time to time we visit my uncle's farm. Statesmen are bound to make mistakes from time to time (Manchester Guardian Weekly). expr. have the time of one's life, to enjoy oneself to the utmost. Ex. You could tell by his voice that he was having the time of his life out there (New York Times). expr. in good time, <DD> a. at the right time. Ex. Every true-hearted follower shall, in good time, arrive at the desired goal (James Gilmour). <DD> b. soon; quickly. Ex. My aunt wants to be back in good time (Punch). expr. in no time, shortly; before long. Ex. We hurried and reached the boys in no time. expr. in time, <DD> a. after a while. Ex. I think that in time we may win. <DD> b. soon enough. Ex. Will the groceries arrive in time to cook for supper? [He] ... returned ... in time to assume the custody of the seal in September 1238 (English Historical Review). <DD> c. in the right rate of movement in music, dancing, or marching. Ex. They were trained to march in time. expr. keep time, <DD> a. to go correctly. Ex. My watch keeps good time. <DD> b. to measure or record time or the rate of speed. Ex. He kept time at the race with his stop watch. <DD> c. to sound or move at the right rate. Ex. The marchers kept time to the music. expr. kill time, (Informal.) to spend time so as to bring it to an end, as in activities of merely passing interest or entertainment. Ex. He did not want to stay and filled in the puzzle "only to kill time" (New York Times). expr. make time, to go with speed. Ex. We'll have to make time to catch that early train. expr. mark time, <DD> a. to move the feet as in marching, but without advancing. Ex. The soldiers marked time until the sergeant gave the order to march. <DD> b. (Figurative.) to suspend progress temporarily. Ex. Others plan on marking time for a couple of years for another stab at Congress (Wall Street Journal). <DD> c. (Figurative.) to go through motions without accomplishing anything. Ex. He's bored with his job, and merely marking time at it. expr. once upon a time, long ago; once. Ex. Once upon a time there were gods only, and no mortal creatures (Benjamin Jowett). expr. on time, <DD> a. at the right time; not late. Ex. my endeavors to get the family out of the house and into our pew on time (Scribner's Magazine). <DD> b. with time in which to pay; on credit. Ex. Like all young marrieds starting from ... scratch, my niece bought an apartment full of expensive furniture on time, a TV set on time, and a car on time (Goodman Ace). expr. out of time, after the prescribed period has elapsed; too late. Ex. Counsel for the respondent took a preliminary objection that the appeal was out of time (Law Times). expr. pass the time away, to occupy oneself during the day. Ex. She passed the time away by knitting. expr. take one's time, to be in no hurry; proceed slowly; dally. Ex. [He] does this in his last paragraph, I know, but he certainly takes his time getting there (New Yorker). expr. take time by the forelock, to plan ahead; do things in plenty of time; anticipate. Ex. We must take time by the forelock; for when it is once past, there is no recalling it (Jonathan Swift). expr. tell time, (U.S.) to read the clock; know what time it is by the clock. Ex. to teach a child to tell time. expr. time after time or time and again, again and again. Ex. Time after time we have warned you. The importance of the vote in helping Negroes gain equality has been shown time and again in recent years (New York Times). expr. time of life, age. Ex. a foolish thing to do at his time of life. expr. time out of mind, beyond memory or record. Ex. The barber's shop in a country town has been, time out of mind, the grand office of intelligence (Richard Graves). expr. times, multiplied by. Ex. Four times three is twelve. Twenty is five times as much as four. expr. time was, there was a time; at one time; once. Ex. Time was when we had a national style (John T. Micklethwaite). </DL> <A HREF="timeanda.dic">NEXT</A>