time

1. noun

1)

what time is it?

Syn:

hour; dated o'clock

2)

late at night was the best time to leave

Syn:

moment, point, point in time, occasion, hour, minute, second, instant, juncture, stage

3)

he worked there for a time

Syn:

while, spell, stretch, stint, span, season, interval, period, period of time, length of time, duration, phase, stage, term, patch

4)

the time of the dinosaurs

Syn:

era, age, epoch, period, years, days; generation, date

5)

I've known a lot of cats in my time

Syn:

lifetime, life, life span, days, time on earth, existence

6)

he had been a professional actor in his time

Syn:

heyday, day, best days, best years, glory days, prime, peak, Golden Age

7) (the times)

the times are a-changing

Syn:

conditions, circumstances; life, the state of affairs, the way of the world

8)

tunes in waltz time

Syn:

rhythm, tempo, beat; meter, measure, pattern

2. verb

1)

the events were timed perfectly

Syn:

schedule, set, set up, arrange, organize, coordinate, fix, line up, slot in, prearrange, timetable, plan; slate

2)

we timed ourselves to prepare for the race

Syn:

measure, clock, record one's time

•

- ahead of time

- ahead of its time

- ahead of one's time

- all the time

- at one time

- at the same time

- at times

- behind the times

- for the time being

- from time to time

- in no time

- in good time

- in time

- many a time

- on time

- time after time