time

Definition of timenext
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as in moment
a particular point at which an event takes place remember that one time you tried to wash the dog in the sink

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as in day
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing back in my parents' time, families usually had only one car

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4
as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress how much time will the project take?

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Recent Examples of time At the same time, in the United States and around the world, women’s rights and protections are being systematically stripped away. Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026 Adding in more fitness is a step to increase time spent on the platform, as well as to potentially pull in more users. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026 The AQRe Project replaces this outdated model with a digital blockchain system that provides real-time traceability. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2026 For Rose, the time for reasonable doubt has long passed. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for time
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time
Noun
  • The game changed in that moment.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And thus the audience is stuck with this scenario, which complicates in intensity and with a linguistic relish that has its funny moments (for some, anyway), but also features a lot of crudity that really wrenches you away from the typical landscape of the classy, urban American farce.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Archibald has experience in all of those roles in his 23-year career in education that includes teaching 13 years in the classroom, working 10 years in administration as an assistant athletic director and coaching for all of that time.
    Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The Honma experience quickly became a disastrous one for Rose, and while McLaren could end up being the next great golf brand, his taking another chance on a brand that has proven exactly nothing in the golf space is questionable, at best.
    Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Taurus April 20 – May 20 Your pace determines how steady your day feels.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And while this is the king's first visit to his son's new home country since the rift, the four-day work trip isn't a personal one.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Microgravity changes are affected somewhat by duration.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The campaign included a 300-second continuous burn, which is believed to have set the record for the longest duration hot firing of an RDRE engine to date.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The restaurant’s indoor volume is ideal — not too loud, not too quiet — with live music on occasion.
    Anna Katherine Clemmons, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Determined to rise to the occasion and work out every possible kink, Daisy sets out to resolve conflicts between the stews and in the galley.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Then the afternoon can be all about playing at Gulf Islands Waterpark, going on a shrimp boat tour, exploring the Mississippi Aquarium, or zip-lining at an adventure park.
    Kara Williams, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Cozy Winter Lodging Any winter adventure is best capped off by a relaxing evening back at your cabin or resort.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • On Monday, McGovern, Kinahan’s former top lieutenant, appeared at Dublin’s Special Criminal Court for a sentencing hearing relating to the same period.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
  • First-time inspections and system work completed Several tasks carried out during this maintenance period were firsts for the shipyard.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nowadays, films with box-office appeal are audience-tested within an inch of their lives.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The Knicks made life difficult for him in the halfcourt, and once that happened, Atlanta’s offense kept running into dead ends.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026

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“Time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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