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

Synonym(s): clip

Hypernym(s): case, instance, example

· 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"

Hypernym(s): time_period, period_of_time, period

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

Hypernym(s): time_period, period_of_time, period

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

Hypernym(s): moment, minute, second, instant

· 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"

Hypernym(s): attribute

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

Hypernym(s): experience

· 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"

Synonym(s): clock_time

Hypernym(s): reading, meter_reading, indication

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

Synonym(s): fourth_dimension

Hypernym(s): dimension

· rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

Synonym(s): meter, metre

Hypernym(s): rhythmicity

· 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"

Synonym(s): prison_term, sentence

Hypernym(s): term

· 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"

Synonym(s): clock

Hypernym(s): quantify, measure

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

Hypernym(s): schedule

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

Hypernym(s): determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

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

Hypernym(s): adjust, set, correct

· 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"

Hypernym(s): adjust, set, correct