time

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

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"

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

a suitable moment; "it is time to go"

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

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"

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

rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

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"

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"

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"