TIME — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
time
The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past.
Rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time.
A person's experience on a particular occasion.
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- He had a time holding back the tears.
- They had a good time together.
An instance or single occasion for some event.
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- This time he succeeded.
- He called four times.
- He could do ten at a clip.
An indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities).
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- He waited a long time.
- The time of year for planting.
- He was a great actor is his time.
The time as given by a clock.
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- Do you know what time it is?
- The time is 10 o'clock.
The fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event.
The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned.
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- He served a prison term of 15 months.
- His sentence was 5 to 10 years.
- He is doing time in the county jail.
A suitable moment.
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- It is time to go.
A period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something.
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- Take time to smell the roses.
- I didn't have time to finish.
- It took more than half my time.
Adjust so that a force is applied an an action occurs at the desired time.
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- The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely.
Regulate or set the time of.
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- Time the clock.
Measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time.
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- He clocked the runners.
Assign a time for an activity or event.
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- The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene.
Set the speed, duration, or execution of.
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- We time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely.
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