noun

1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every moment there has ever been or ever will be
   1. the entire period of existence of the known universe; finite duration, as distinguished from infinity
   2. the entire period of existence of the world or of humanity; earthly duration, as distinguished from eternity
   3. Father Time
   a system of measuring duration solar time, standard time
2. the period between two events or during which something exists, happens, or acts; measured or measurable interval any period in the history of man or of the universe, often specif. with reference to a characteristic social structure, set of customs, famous person living then, etc. prehistoric times, medieval times, geologic time, Lincoln's time
   1. a period characterized by a prevailing condition or specific experience a time of peace, have a good time
   2. the prevailing conditions of a particular period the times were difficult
   a period of duration set or thought of as set; specif.,
   1. a period of existence; lifetime his time is almost over
   2. a term of apprenticeship
   3. a term of imprisonment
   4. a term of military service
   5. ☆ Obsolete a period of indenture
   a period or periods necessary, sufficient, or available for something no time for play the specific, usual, or allotted period during which something is done the runner's time was 1.47 minutes; baking time, 20 minutes
   1. the period regularly worked or to be worked by an employee
   2. the hourly rate of pay for the regular working hours
   rate of speed in marching, driving, working, etc. quick time, double timeDrama one of the three unitiesMusic
   1. the grouping of rhythmic beats into measures of equal length
   2. the characteristic rhythm of a piece of music in terms of this grouping, indicated by the time signature
   3. the rate of speed at which a composition or passage is played; tempo
   4. loosely the rhythm and tempo characteristic of a kind of composition waltz time, march time
   5. the duration of a note or rest
   Prosody a unit of quantitative meter; esp., a mora, or short syllable☆ Sports timeout
3. a precise instant, second, minute, hour, day, week, month, or year, determined by clock or calendar the point at which something has happened, is happening, or will happen; occasion game time is two o'clock the usual, natural, traditional, or appointed moment for something to happen, begin, or end [time to get up]; specif.,
   1. the moment of death his time is close at hand
   2. the end of a period of pregnancy; moment of giving birth her time had come
   3. ☆ one's turn at something a time at bat
   the suitable, proper, favorable, or convenient moment now is the time to act any one of a series of moments at which the same or nearly the same thing recurs; repeated occasion told for the fifth time, time and time again

Etymology: ME < OE tima, prob. < IE *dī-men < base *dā(i)-, to part, divide up > tide

interjection

transitive verb timed, timing tim′·ing

1. to arrange or set the time of so as to be acceptable, suitable, opportune, etc. to time an invasion
2. to adjust, set, play, etc. so as to coincide in time with something else to time one's watch with another's
3. to regulate (a mechanism) for a given speed or length of operation
4. to set the duration of (a syllable or musical note) as a unit of rhythm
5. to calculate or record the pace, speed, finishing time, etc. of; clock to time a runner

intransitive verb

adjective

1. having to do with time
2. set or regulated so as to explode, open, etc. at a given time a time bomb
3. payable later or on a specified future date a time loan
4. ☆ designating or of any of a series of payments made or to be made over a period of time a time payment