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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "time"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ

the quantity that is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, etc. using a device like clock
time definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'm always late, I need to work on managing my time better.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ, āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻŦāĻžāϰ, āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ

an instance or occurrence of an action or event, often used to indicate repetition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He failed the first time but succeeded the second time.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ—

a time period that provides an opportunity to do things or accomplish goals
04

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϝ⧁āĻ—

an indefinite period characterized by specific attributes or activities
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She cherished her time at university, filled with learning and friendships.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧇ āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ, āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ—

a suitable moment
06

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ

the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
07

āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ, āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž

a person's experience on a particular occasion
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āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϚāϤ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž

the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
09

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ

rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
10

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻļāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ

the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
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āĻŦāĻžāϰ, āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻŋāϤāĻ•

(plural) used to show multiplication or comparison of quantities
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She types five times faster than her coworkers.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāρāϚ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϟāĻžāχāĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ•āĻžāϞ

the recorded duration or measurement of how long an event or task takes to complete, often used in sports or competitions to track performance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her best time on the 100-meter sprint was 12.5 seconds.
100 āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ 12.5 āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĨ¤
01

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to measure how long an event, action, or someone performing an action takes
Transitive: to time an event or action
to time definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They timed their run to see if they could beat their previous record.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ­āĻžāĻ™āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻž āϤāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to decide or organize the specific moment or duration for an event or activity to occur
Transitive: to time an activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They carefully timed the start of the race to ensure all participants were ready.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŦ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϰ⧇āϏ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to determine or control the tempo, speed, or length of an activity
Transitive: to time sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
By timing the presentation slides, she ensured her delivery was both smooth and engaging.
āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āĻœā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύ āĻ¸ā§āϞāĻžāχāĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ• āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻŋāĻ™ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āύāĻžāχāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to adjust or set a timekeeping device so that it accurately measures time
Transitive: to time a clock or watch
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The jeweler expertly timed the vintage pocket watch after its repair.
āϜ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§‡āϰāĻžāĻŽāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāύāĻŸā§‡āϜ āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ āϘāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to regulate the execution or pace of an action, such as a shot or stroke, so it is performed at the most effective moment
Transitive: to time an action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The coach emphasized the importance of timing the serve to catch the opponent off guard.
āϕ⧋āϚ āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­ āϟāĻžāχāĻŽāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāϰ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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