time

Sense 1 noun

an instance or single occasion for some event

this time he succeeded

Sense 2 verb

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

Sense 3 noun

a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something

take time to smell the roses

Sense 4 verb

assign a time for an activity or event

The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene

Sense 5 noun

an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)

he waited a long time

Sense 6 verb

set the speed, duration, or execution of

we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely

Sense 7 noun

a suitable moment

it is time to go

Sense 8 verb

regulate or set the time of

time the clock

Sense 9 noun

the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past

Sense 10 verb

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

Sense 11 noun

a person's experience on a particular occasion

he had a time holding back the tears

Sense 12 noun

a reading of a point in time as given by a clock

do you know what time it is?

Sense 13 noun

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

Sense 14 noun

rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

Sense 15 noun

the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned

he served a prison term of 15 months