Time
noun
The thing that is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc.
I will finish the job in less time.
Often appears as...
- have time
- spend time
noun
An instance or a specific point in this thing.
The time we spent at the beach was wonderful.
Often appears as...
- one time
- next time
noun
A specific period in history.
She studied the war time of the 20th century.
Often appears as...
- war time
- roman times
Usage tips
Historical
noun
An appointment or scheduled period for something to happen.
What time is the meeting?
Often appears as...
- meeting time
- dinner time
noun
The appropriate or suitable moment for something.
Now is the right time to tell her.
Often appears as...
- right time
- wrong time
verb
To decide when something should happen.
She timed her arrival perfectly.
Often appears as...
- time it right
- time your arrival
noun
The thing that is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc.
I will finish the job in less time.
Often appears as...
- have time
- spend time
noun
An instance or a specific point in this thing.
The time we spent at the beach was wonderful.
Often appears as...
- one time
- next time
noun
A specific period in history.
She studied the war time of the 20th century.
Often appears as...
- war time
- roman times
Usage tips
Historical
noun
An appointment or scheduled period for something to happen.
What time is the meeting?
Often appears as...
- meeting time
- dinner time
noun
The appropriate or suitable moment for something.
Now is the right time to tell her.
Often appears as...
- right time
- wrong time
verb
To decide when something should happen.
She timed her arrival perfectly.
Often appears as...
- time it right
- time your arrival
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Pro Tip 1/2Estimation Aid
When planning, 'time' helps estimate how long tasks take and schedule your day.
Let's allocate some time for a coffee break.
Pro Tip 2/2Quantifying Work
Use 'time' to quantify work done or convey productivity within specific periods.
She can type a report in no time.
Pro Tip 1/2Estimation Aid
When planning, 'time' helps estimate how long tasks take and schedule your day.
Let's allocate some time for a coffee break.
Pro Tip 2/2Quantifying Work
Use 'time' to quantify work done or convey productivity within specific periods.
She can type a report in no time.
Pro Tip 1/2Estimation Aid
When planning, 'time' helps estimate how long tasks take and schedule your day.
Let's allocate some time for a coffee break.
Pro Tip 2/2Quantifying Work
Use 'time' to quantify work done or convey productivity within specific periods.
She can type a report in no time.
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The benefits of a...
And while a more recent study did show that reaction times and errors increase for some bilingual students in cross-language tests, it also showed that the effort and attention needed to switch between languages triggered more activity in, and potentially strengthened, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
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The history of keeping...
But did you ever wonder - where did telling time come from? Why does it matter what time it is? Who determined the clock and why in the world are there so many different time zones? The first form of telling time was the sundial and the earliest sundials known from the archaeological record
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How plants tell time -...
These biological clocks allow organisms to keep track of time and pick up on environmental cues that help them adapt. That's important, because the planet's rotations and revolutions put us in a state of constant flux, although it plays out in a repetitive, predictable way.
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What game theory teaches...
it ideally what we do is we run all decisions through our values first and though it may not always go our way just like I said we make decisions all the time that aren't always in our interests like bringing an injured bad guy in putting them in our hospitals not
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What is depression? -...
It's not a weakness or a personality trait, and they shouldn't expect themselves to just get over it anymore than they could will themselves to get over a broken arm. If you haven't experienced depression yourself, avoid comparing it to times you've felt down.
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Bill Gates: The next...
and make the world more just as well as more safe. So I think this should absolutely be a priority. There's no need to panic. We don't have to hoard cans of spaghetti or go down into the basement. But we need to get going, because time is not on our side.
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What are those floaty...
But the majority of the time entoptic phenomena, such as floaters and blue sky sprites, are just a gentle reminder that what we think we see depends just as much on our biology and minds as it does on the external world.
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Questions No One Knows...
Well, I guess we know one other thing. This is a pretty cool time to be studying physics. We just might be undergoing the biggest paradigm shift in knowledge that humanity has ever seen.
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Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
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Best Scenes From The...
this raises a few problems her lunch is three times her size
Video examples
The benefits of a...
And while a more recent study did show that reaction times and errors increase for some bilingual students in cross-language tests, it also showed that the effort and attention needed to switch between languages triggered more activity in, and potentially strengthened, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
Video examples
The history of keeping...
But did you ever wonder - where did telling time come from? Why does it matter what time it is? Who determined the clock and why in the world are there so many different time zones? The first form of telling time was the sundial and the earliest sundials known from the archaeological record
Video examples
How plants tell time -...
These biological clocks allow organisms to keep track of time and pick up on environmental cues that help them adapt. That's important, because the planet's rotations and revolutions put us in a state of constant flux, although it plays out in a repetitive, predictable way.
Video examples
What game theory teaches...
it ideally what we do is we run all decisions through our values first and though it may not always go our way just like I said we make decisions all the time that aren't always in our interests like bringing an injured bad guy in putting them in our hospitals not
Video examples
What is depression? -...
It's not a weakness or a personality trait, and they shouldn't expect themselves to just get over it anymore than they could will themselves to get over a broken arm. If you haven't experienced depression yourself, avoid comparing it to times you've felt down.
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
and make the world more just as well as more safe. So I think this should absolutely be a priority. There's no need to panic. We don't have to hoard cans of spaghetti or go down into the basement. But we need to get going, because time is not on our side.
Video examples
What are those floaty...
But the majority of the time entoptic phenomena, such as floaters and blue sky sprites, are just a gentle reminder that what we think we see depends just as much on our biology and minds as it does on the external world.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Well, I guess we know one other thing. This is a pretty cool time to be studying physics. We just might be undergoing the biggest paradigm shift in knowledge that humanity has ever seen.
Video examples
Pablo Escobar Goes to...
I grew up living a life full of money, full of power. My father at the time, he was perhaps one of the richest men in Colombia.
Video examples
Best Scenes From The...
this raises a few problems her lunch is three times her size
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Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?
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Now's the best time you'll ever have in life to get ahead!
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I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it.
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For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I have wondered about time all my life.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
There was a time when people said, 'Jim, if you keep on making faces, your face will freeze like that.' Now they just say, 'Pay him!
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Mark Twain
American Writer
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time.
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Barack Obama
American President
People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?
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Eminem
American Rapper
Anything I've ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
Now's the best time you'll ever have in life to get ahead!
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Will Smith
American Actor
I have a great time with my life, and I wanna share it.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
For the first time in my life, I'm proud of myself.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I have wondered about time all my life.
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