time

1
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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3
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 Conveniently offered in a flip-top box, the back of the 4 by 6-inch cards includes the type of soil, hardiness, habitat, bloom time, pollinators, and pests for each flower type. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 June 2025 Benfica are not rooting for Enzo Fernandez to become a world champion this time around. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 28 June 2025 Using the explosive Mitchell on returns would be a good way for the Ravens to get the ball in his hands a few more times a game. Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 June 2025 Ashley had a difficult time all season narrowing down her selection to one person. Julia Moore, People.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for time
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Noun
  • While season 1 of The Waterfront has already dropped and delivered its fair share of jaw-dropping moments, things are only going to get messier in a possible second season.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 29 June 2025
  • The weekend session could be a make-or-break moment for Trump's party, which has invested much of its political capital on his signature domestic policy plan.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • With the demand for experiences climbing and technology being a key driver that enables personalization iSeatz has the potential to unlock this rising demand.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Advertisement Mamdani makes no defense of his lack of experience.
    Time, Time, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • First discovered: 13 days ago, 11:50 p.m. June 17 Initial location: San Bernardino County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Applewhite A new wildfire was reported 11:50 p.m. June 17 in San Bernardino County, California.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • After Musk has railed against Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill in recent days, as GOP leaders struggle to get it across the finish line, the president took the opportunity to lash out at him.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2025
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  • Each canine’s sniffing behavior is tracked by sensors and algorithms that quantify subtle physiological cues, such as sniff duration, hesitation or posture.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • So far, the rally has been nearly uninterrupted, allowing MSFT to sustain short-term overbought conditions for an unusually long duration, but a new counter-trend signal from the DeMARK Indicators (denoted by the '13') suggests a short-term downturn may be imminent.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Kate Middleton recently wore a Self-Portrait design on two recent occasions.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
  • The only occasion that Article 5 has previously been invoked was after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The news is all good for Brian Swift, whose teenage injury hasn’t dampened his love for adventure.
    Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • Sea to Summit Alto 1-Person Tent for $375 ($125 off) Sea to Summit Sea to Summit's ultralight Alto (8/10, WIRED Recommends) is designed to keep weight down on your solo adventures.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 27 June 2025
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  • The team is currently owned by the Buss family, which ESPN reports will maintain a 15% share for an unspecified period of time.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The cloth takes its name from the Indian city of Madras—now Chennai—which became a major exporter of fabric during the British colonial period.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Burney, a Baltimore native who’s about to head out on an East Coast book tour, succeeds at crafting a work that’s as much a poignant reflection on his life as an ethnomusical study.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
  • Amid the threats on his life, the 86-year-old Khamenei, who has led Iran since 1989, is sheltering in a bunker and has even named potential successors in the event of his death, according to the New York Times.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 23 June 2025

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