our time

noun

: the present period of time

He is one of the greatest actors of our time.

Examples of our time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whether to pay the price of defeating terrorism is increasingly going to be a major question in our time. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

But government is only one participant in a much larger conspiracy to waste our time. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

There are some biologists that are describing our time right now in North America as the great urban shift. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

The annoyance economy is a catch-all term referring to a slew of frustrating business practices that waste our time and money. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for our time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime