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Idioms for time
Origin of time
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English tīma; cognate with Old Norse tīmi; (verb) Middle English timen to arrange a time, derivative of the noun; akin to tide1
OTHER WORDS FROM time
re·time, verb (used with object), re·timed, re·tim·ing.un·timed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH time
thyme, timeWords nearby time
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British Dictionary definitions for time
time
/ (taɪm) /
noun
verb (tr)
interjection
the word called out by a publican signalling that it is closing time
Word Origin for time
Old English tīma; related to Old English tīd time, Old Norse tīmi, Alemannic zīme; see tide 1
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Medical definitions for time
time
[ tīm ]
n.
A duration or relation of events expressed in terms of past, present, and future, and measured in units such as minutes, hours, days, months, or years.
A certain period during which something is done.
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Scientific definitions for time
time
[ tīm ]
A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future. See Note at space-time.
- An interval separating two points of this quantity; a duration.
- A system or reference frame in which such intervals are measured or such quantities are calculated.
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Idioms and Phrases with time
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