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TAKE THE QUIZ“of time”
The following 14 entries include the term of time.
equation of time
noun phrase: the difference between apparent time and mean time usually expressed as a correction which is to be added to apparent time to give local mean time
in the fullness of time
phrase: at some point : eventually
ahead of time
phrase: at an earlier or previous time : in advance : beforehand
for any length of time
phrase: for more than a very small amount of time
in the course of time
phrase: as time passes
in the nick of time
phrase: just before the last moment when something can be changed or something bad will happen
lost in the mists of time
phrase: long forgotten
run out of time
phrase: to have no more time to do or complete something
short space of time
noun phrase: a short time
stand the test of time
phrase: to continue to be important, respected, etc., for a long period of time
take (a lot of) time
phrase: to require that a lot of time needs to pass before happening or getting finished
the sands of time
noun phrase—used to refer to the passage of time
to/till/until the end of time
phrase: forever : always
waste of time
noun phrase: a bad use of time
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