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- pronunciation:
- taIm
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- in time, time is up
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When we talk about minutes, hours, days, and years, we are talking about time.
Time goes by quickly for Jamal when he's playing with his friends.
- similar words:
- progress, rhythm
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| definition 2: |
Time is the amount of things like minutes, days, or years between the beginning of something and the end of it.
Hannah knew it was a long time until her birthday, but she still wanted to plan her party.We waited a long time for the bus, and then there was nowhere to sit when it finally came. We were tired when we got home.- synonyms:
- while
- similar words:
- dimension, interval, moment, period, span, stretch
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When we talk about certain "times," we are talking about a particular period when certain things happened or were different from now.
My mom says my grandfather always liked talking about the old times.When Americans talk about "colonial times," they mean the years when America was a British colony and was ruled by a British king. Colonial times began around 1600 and ended in 1776 when America claimed its independence.- synonyms:
- age, era, period
- similar words:
- cycle, generation, moment, phase, stage
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If you remember a time when you were very sick, it means you remember a particular point in your life when were sick. A time is a particular instance or occasion.
I remember the time my dad had a car accident. He was OK, but the car was a wreck.Cody brought his water bottle on the hike today. He forgot it the last time they went.We visited my grandparents three times last year.- synonyms:
- instance, occasion
- similar words:
- moment, point
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| definition 5: |
When it is time for school, it means that it is the moment or period of the day when you go to school, or when you have to go to school. If it's time for dinner, it is now the point at which you usually eat dinner or the point at which dinner is ready.
Josh's mother said it was time for him to go to bed.Come on! It's time to go home now.- similar words:
- season
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| definition 6: |
The time is what it says on a clock. The time that many students begin school in the morning is eight o'clock.
Asa asked what time it was, and his dad said it was almost three o'clock.- similar words:
- interval, occasion, period, span
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| related words: |
age, date, instance, length, occasion, tempo, term, turn |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
times, timing, timed |
| definition 1: |
When you time something, you pay careful attention to it as it is happening and see how long it takes to finish.
Sarah swam from one end of the pool to the other, and her dad timed her. She swam much faster today than yesterday.- similar words:
- measure
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| definition 2: |
When you time things, you set or choose the time for them to happen.
Clara and Gabby timed their parties so that they were not too close together.- synonyms:
- schedule
- similar words:
- establish, fix, set
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| phrase: |
in time, time is up |
Are you looking for the word thyme (a spice)? Time and thyme sound alike but have different meanings.
Word Builder: time +
- time card:
a card on which you record the hours you work.
- time clock:
a clock in a workplace that records the hours people work.
- timer:
a thing for telling a specific amount of time.
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