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Synonyms of 'time'

time

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1 (noun) 
Definition
at the speed of one's choice
For a long time I didn't tell anyone.
Synonyms
period
a period of a few months
while
They walked on in silence for a while.
term
a 12-month term of service
season
birds arriving for the breeding season
space
They've come a long way in a short space of time.
stretch
He would study for eight- to ten-hour stretches.
spell
There has been a spell of dry weather.
phase
The crisis is entering a crucial phase.
interval
There was a long interval of silence.
span
The batteries had a life span of six hours.
period of time
stint
a five-year stint in Hong Kong
duration
the duration of the trial
length of time
time frame
timeline
2 (noun) 
Definition
a suitable moment
It seemed like a good time to tell her.
Synonyms
occasion
I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago.
point
At this point, Diana arrived.
moment
At this moment a car stopped outside the house.
hour
stage
the final stage of the tour
instance
a serious instance of corruption
instant
At the same instant, she flung open the car door.
point in time
juncture
We're at a critical juncture.
3 (noun) 
Definition
a period or point marked by specific attributes or events
The design has remained unchanged since the time of the pharaohs.
Synonyms
age
the age of steam and steel
days
era
a custom pre-dating the Christian era
year
date
There are two important dates for you to remember.
generation
The whole island could become a desert within a generation.
duration
epoch
the beginning of a major epoch in world history
chronology
aeon
4 (noun) 
I was having a hard time in school.
Synonyms
experience
life
conditions
circumstances
5 (noun) 
Definition
a specific system having a specific number of beats in each grouping or bar
A reel is in four-four time.
Synonyms
tempo
Elgar supplied his work with precise indications of tempo.
beat
the dance beats of the last two decades
rhythm
the rhythm and rhyme inherent in nursery rhymes
measure
metre
6 (noun) 
I wouldn't change anything if I had my time again.
Synonyms
lifetime
During my lifetime I haven't got round to much travelling.
day
In my day newspapers were more popular.
life
He spent the last fourteen years of his life in retirement.
season
duration
life span
allotted span
7 (noun) 
He was a very good jockey in his time.
Synonyms
heyday
In its heyday, the studio boasted it had more stars than heaven.
prime
She was in her intellectual prime.
peak
hour
springtime
salad days
best years or days
1 (verb) 
He timed each performance with a stopwatch.
Synonyms
measure
Measure the length and width of the gap.
judge
clock
count
I count him as one of my best friends.
2 (verb) 
We had timed our visit for March 7.
Synonyms
schedule
No new talks are scheduled.
set
A date will be set for a future meeting.
plan
I had been planning a trip to the West Coast.
book
She booked herself a flight home last night.
programme
His homework is more manageable now because it is programmed into his schedule.
set up
fix
He's fixed a time when I can see him.
arrange
She arranged an appointment for Friday afternoon.
line up
organize
We need someone to help organize our campaign.
timetable
I had nothing timetabled around this lunch-break.
slate (US)
The meeting is slated for next Thursday.
fix up
prearrange
3 (verb) 
an alarm timed to go off every hour on the hour
Synonyms
regulate
He breathed deeply, trying to regulate the pound of his heartbeat.
control
calculate

idioms

See ahead of time
See ahead of your or its time
See all the time
See at one time
See at the same time

phrases

See at times
See behind the times
See for the time being
See from time to time
See in good time
See in no time
See in time
See many a time
See on time
See time after time
See time and again

related words

related adjective temporal

subject word lists

See General vocabularySee Gregorian calendarSee Jewish calendarSee Muslim calendarSee French revolutionary calendarSee Time zones

Quotations

But meanwhile it is flying, irretrievable time is flying [Virgil – Georgics]
Time is the best medicine [Ovid – Remedia Amoris]Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity [Marcus Aurelius – Meditations]Wait for that wisest of Counsellors, Time [Pericles]To every thing there is a season, and a time
to every purpose under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die ...
A time to love, and a time to hate;
A time of war, and a time of peace
[Bible: Ecclesiastes]
Come what may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day
[William Shakespeare – Macbeth]
Time, the subtle thief of youth [John Milton – Sonnet 7]Remember that time is money [Benjamin Franklin – Advice to a Young Tradesman]Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them [Dion Boucicault – London Assurance]The innocent and the beautiful have no enemy but time [W.B. Yeats – in memory of Eva Gore-Booth and Con Markiewicz]Time goes, you say? Ah, no!
Alas, Time stays, we go
[Henry Austin Dobson – The Paradox of Time]
Time rushes by and yet time is frozen. Funny how we get so exact about time at the end of life and at its beginning [Sister Helen Prejean]

proverbs

Time and tide wait for no man
Time flies (tempus fugit)Time is a great healerTime will tell
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of arrange
Definition
to plan in advance
She arranged an appointment for Friday afternoon.
Synonyms
plan,
agree,
prepare,
determine,
schedule,
organize,
construct,
devise,
contrive,
fix up,
jack up (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of beat
Definition
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
the dance beats of the last two decades
Synonyms
rhythm,
time,
measure,
movement,
pattern,
swing,
metre,
accent,
pulse,
tempo,
cadence,
lilt
in the sense of book
Definition
to reserve (a place, passage, etc.) or engage the services of (someone) in advance
She booked herself a flight home last night.
Synonyms
reserve,
schedule,
engage,
line up,
organize,
charter,
arrange for,
procure,
make reservations,
e-book or ebook

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time

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