1. (

• time ,
• clip

) an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" ;

2. (

• time ,

) a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"; "he waited for a long time" ;

3. (

• time

) an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" ;

4. (

• time ,

) a suitable moment; "it is time to go" ;

5. (

• time

) the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past; "he waited for along time"; "it took some time before he got an answer"; "time flies like an arrow" ;

6. (

• time ,

) a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together" ;

7. (

• clock_time ,
• time ,

) a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" ;

8. (

• fourth_dimension ,
• time ,

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

9. (

• meter ,
• metre ,
• time ,

) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration ;

10. (

• prison_term ,
• sentence ,
• time ,

) the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" ;

1. (

• clock ,
• time

) measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners" ;

2. (

• time

) assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene" ;

3. (

• time ,

) set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" ;

4. (

• time ,

) regulate or set the time of; "time the clock" ;

5. (

• time ,

) adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely" ;