Main entry: time
Definition: the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
Main entry: time, meter, metre
Definition: rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
Main entry: time
Definition: a person's experience on a particular occasion
Usage: he had a time holding back the tears; they had a good time together
Definition: an instance or single occasion for some event
Usage: this time he succeeded; he called four times; he could do ten at a clip
Main entry: time
Definition: an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
Usage: he waited a long time; the time of year for planting; he was a great actor in his time
Main entry: clock time, time
Definition: a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
Usage: do you know what time it is?; the time is 10 o'clock
Main entry: time, fourth dimension
Definition: the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
Main entry: time, prison term, sentence
Definition: the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
Usage: he served a prison term of 15 months; his sentence was 5 to 10 years; he is doing time in the county jail
Main entry: time
Definition: a suitable moment
Usage: it is time to go
Main entry: time
Definition: a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
Usage: take time to smell the roses; I didn't have time to finish; it took more than half my time
Main entry: time
Definition: adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
Usage: The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely
Main entry: time
Definition: regulate or set the time of
Usage: time the clock
Definition: measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
Usage: he clocked the runners
Main entry: time
Definition: assign a time for an activity or event
Usage: The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene
Main entry: time
Definition: set the speed, duration, or execution of
Usage: we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely