have (got) the time
idiom
—used to ask someone what time it is
"Do you have the time?" "Yes, it's 10 minutes past 3."
Excuse me, but have you got the time?
Examples of have (got) the time in a Sentence
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Rarely does Baratz have the time and serenity to appreciate his agency’s climb.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 June 2025
In school lunches, some kids don’t have the money to pay for lunches from home or don’t have the time to prepare it.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
Some don’t have the time to exchange even a glance, making the vendors among the city’s most faceless citizens.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
The project will have the time frame of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
Most people don’t have the time to follow these things very closely, or the expertise to judge them.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Many of these workers simply don’t have the time to coordinate and attend town halls.
—Christine Lightfoot, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
Arapahoe County’s health department has worked with schools for years to bring the shots to children whose parents don’t have the time or transportation to take them to a doctor, Wolff said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
Use a generous amount on the scalp and ends before bed, then wash out the excess the morning after.
Don’t have the time?
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 May 2025
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 June 2025
In school lunches, some kids don’t have the money to pay for lunches from home or don’t have the time to prepare it.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025
Some don’t have the time to exchange even a glance, making the vendors among the city’s most faceless citizens.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
The project will have the time frame of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
Most people don’t have the time to follow these things very closely, or the expertise to judge them.
—Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Many of these workers simply don’t have the time to coordinate and attend town halls.
—Christine Lightfoot, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025
Arapahoe County’s health department has worked with schools for years to bring the shots to children whose parents don’t have the time or transportation to take them to a doctor, Wolff said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
Use a generous amount on the scalp and ends before bed, then wash out the excess the morning after.
Don’t have the time?
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 May 2025
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“Have (got) the time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20%28got%29%20the%20time. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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