
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)time, clipan instance or single occasion for some event“this time he succeeded”,
“he called four times”,
“he could do ten at a clip” (n)timea period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something“take time to smell the roses”,
“I didn't have time to finish”,
“it took more than half my time”,
“he waited for a long time” (n)timean indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)“the time of year for planting”,
“he was a great actor in his time” (n)timea suitable moment“it is time to go” (n)timethe continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past“he waited for along time”,
“it took some time before he got an answer”,
“time flies like an arrow” (n)timea person's experience on a particular occasion“he had a time holding back the tears”,
“they had a good time together” (n)clock time, timea reading of a point in time as given by a clock“do you know what time it is?”,
“the time is 10 o'clock” (n)fourth dimension, timethe fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event (n)meter, metre, timerhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration (n)prison term, sentence, timethe period of time a prisoner is imprisoned“he served a prison term of 15 months”,
“his sentence was 5 to 10 years”,
“he is doing time in the county jail” Verbs
(v)clock, timemeasure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time“he clocked the runners” (v)timeassign a time for an activity or event“The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene” (v)timeset the speed, duration, or execution of“we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely” (v)timeregulate or set the time of“time the clock” (v)timeadjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time“The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely”