Another word for time
time
n.
Duration
continuance, lastingness, extent, chronology, past, present, future, infinity, space-time; see also today.
Units of measure for time include: millisecond, age, eon, era, epoch, nanosecond, second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year, term, decade, generation, lifetime, century, millennium, aeon; moment, instant, watch, tour, tour of duty, work period, shift, swing shift*, graveyard shift*, cat-eye shift*.
A point in time
moment, incident, event, occurrence, occasion, time and tide, instant, term, season, tide, course, sequence, point, generation; see also moment 1.
A period of time
Experience
background, living, participation; see experience 1.
Leisure
opportunity, spare time, free moment, ease, liberty, chance; see also freedom 1.
Credit
account, trust, terms, delayable payment; see credit 4, loan.
Circumstances; usually plural; used with ""the''
conditions, the present, nowadays, juncture; see circumstance 1, circumstances 2.
A measure of speed
tempo, beat, rate, meter, rhythm, cadence, swing, accent, bounce*, lift*.
A standard of measuring time].
Time zones and standards include: Greenwich, mean, sidereal, apparent, solar, Standard, Atlantic Standard, Eastern Standard, Central Standard, Mountain Standard, Pacific Standard, Yukon Standard, Alaska Standard, Hawaii Standard, Samoa Standard, daylight-savings, astronomical, nautical.
A standard of measuring rhythm in music].
Musical times include: simple, compound, duple, two-part, triple, three-part, quadruple, four-part, quintuple, five-part, sextuple, six-part, septuple, seven-part, nonuple, nine-part, three-four, three-quarter, mixed.
up-to-date, informed, aware; see modern 1.
simultaneously, concurrently, at once;
once, once upon a time, previously.
simultaneously, concurrently, at once; see together 2.
occasionally, sometimes, once in a while; see seldom.
out of date, archaic, antediluvian; see old-fashioned.
now and then, occasionally, sometimes; see seldom.
serve a prison term, go to jail, be imprisoned; see serve time.
awhile, for a while, for some time; see awhile, temporarily.
for a while, for quite a while, for a time, for a long time; see awhile.
for the present, for now, under consideration; see temporarily.
eventually, at an appropriate time, in the natural course of events; see finally 2, ultimately.
eventually, after the proper time, inevitably;
on time, in the nick of time, not a minute too soon, under the wire.
on the beat, simultaneously, up to tempo;
fill in the time, waste time, idle; see wait 1.
often, regularly, consistently; see frequently.
at the appointed time, punctually, correct;
by credit, in installments, on account;
out of pace, unreasonable, improper; see untimely.
dawdle, fool around, dilly-dally*; see delay 1, loiter.
time
v.
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Another word for time
A rather short period:
bit1, space, spell3, while. See bigThe general point at which an event occurs:
occasion. Idiom: point in time. See timeA limited or specific period of time during which something happens, lasts, or extends:
duration, span, stretch, term. See timeA particular time notable for its distinctive characteristics.
Often used in plural: age, day, epoch, era, period. See timeA span designated for a given activity:
period, season. See timeA term of service, as in the military or in prison:
hitch, stretch, tour. See timeA limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity:
bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell3, stint, stretch, tour, trick, turn, watch. See time
To set the time for (an event or occasion):
plan, schedule. See timeTo record the speed or duration of:
clock. See remember, time
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time. (n.d.). Retrieved August 17th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Time
