time

n.

1. Duration

   continuance, lastingness, extent, chronology, past, present, future, infinity, space-time; see also today.

   Units of measure for time include: millisecond, age, eon, era, epoch, nanosecond, second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year, term, decade, generation, lifetime, century, millennium, aeon; moment, instant, watch, tour, tour of duty, work period, shift, swing shift*, graveyard shift*, cat-eye shift*.

2. A point in time

   moment, incident, event, occurrence, occasion, time and tide, instant, term, season, tide, course, sequence, point, generation; see also moment 1.

3. A period of time

   season, era, interval; see age 3, period 1.

4. Experience

   background, living, participation; see experience 1.

5. Leisure

   opportunity, spare time, free moment, ease, liberty, chance; see also freedom 1.

6. Credit

   account, trust, terms, delayable payment; see credit 4, loan.

7. Circumstances; usually plural; used with ""the''

   conditions, the present, nowadays, juncture; see circumstance 1, circumstances 2.

8. A measure of speed

   tempo, beat, rate, meter, rhythm, cadence, swing, accent, bounce*, lift*. *

9. A standard of measuring time].

   Time zones and standards include: Greenwich, mean, sidereal, apparent, solar, Standard, Atlantic Standard, Eastern Standard, Central Standard, Mountain Standard, Pacific Standard, Yukon Standard, Alaska Standard, Hawaii Standard, Samoa Standard, daylight-savings, astronomical, nautical.

10. A standard of measuring rhythm in music].

    Musical times include: simple, compound, duple, two-part, triple, three-part, quadruple, four-part, quintuple, five-part, sextuple, six-part, septuple, seven-part, nonuple, nine-part, three-four, three-quarter, mixed.

abreast of the times

ahead of time

at one time

1. simultaneously, concurrently, at once;

2. once, once upon a time, previously.

at the same time

at times

behind the times

behind time

between times

do time*

for a time

for some time

for the time being

from time to time

in due time

in good time

in no time

in time

1. eventually, after the proper time, inevitably;

2. on time, in the nick of time, not a minute too soon, under the wire.

3. on the beat, simultaneously, up to tempo;

kill time

lose time

make time

make time with*

many a time

on time

1. at the appointed time, punctually, correct;

2. by credit, in installments, on account;

out of time

pass the time of day

take one's own (sweet) time

time

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