Time(n.) Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.
Time(n.) A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as, the time was, or has been; the time is, or will be.
Time(n.) The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived; age; period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was destroyed in the time of Queen Elizabeth; -- often in the plural; as, ancient times; modern times.
Time(n.) The duration of one's life; the hours and days which a person has at his disposal.
Time(n.) A proper time; a season; an opportunity.
Time(n.) Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition.
Time(n.) Performance or occurrence of an action or event, considered with reference to repetition; addition of a number to itself; repetition; as, to double cloth four times; four times four, or sixteen.
Time(n.) The present life; existence in this world as contrasted with immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite, duration.
Time(n.) Tense.
Time(n.) The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division; as, common or triple time; the musician keeps good time.
Time(v. i.) To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
Time(v. i.) To pass time; to delay.
Time(v. t.) To appoint the time for; to bring, begin, or perform at the proper season or time; as, he timed his appearance rightly.
Time(v. t.) To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
Time(v. t.) To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen.
Time(v. t.) To measure, as in music or harmony.
Timed(imp. & p. p.) of Time
Timeful(a.) Seasonable; timely; sufficiently early.
Timely(adv.) Early; soon; in good season.
Timely(superl.) Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early; seasonable.
Timely(superl.) Keeping time or measure.
Times(pl. ) of Time
Timing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Time
Words within timefulness