Time

tīm, n. a point at which, or period during which, things happen: a season or proper time: an opportunity: absolute duration: an interval: past time: the duration of one's life: allotted period: repetition of anything or mention with reference to repetition: musical measure, or rate of movement: a measured interval in verse: ( gram. ) the relation of a verb with regard to tense: the umpire's call in prize-fights, .: hour of travail: the state of things at any period, usually in pl. : the history of the world, as opposed to eternity: addition of a thing to itself.— v.t. to do at the proper season: to regulate as to time: ( mus. ) to measure.— v.i. to keep or beat time.— ns. Time′-ball , a ball arranged to drop from the summit of a pole at a particular time; Time′-bargain , a contract to buy or sell merchandise or stock at a certain time in the future.— adjs. Time′-beguil′ing , making the time pa quickly; Time′-bett′ering , improving the state of things as time goes on; Time′-bewast′ed ( Shak. ), wasted or worn by time.— ns. Time′-bill , a time-table; Time′-book , a book for keeping an account of the time men have worked; Time′-card , a card bearing a time-table: a card with blank spaces for workmen's hours, ., being filled in; Time′-fuse , a fuse calculated to burn a definite length of time; Time′-gun , a gun which is fired by means of a mechanical contrivance and a current of electricity at a particular time.— adj. Time′-hon′oured , honoured for a long time: venerable on account of antiquity.— ns. Time′ist , Tim′ist , a musical performer in relation to his sense for time; Time′-keep′er , a clock, watch, or other instrument for keeping or marking time: one who keeps the time of workmen.— adj. Time′le , done at an improper time, unseasonable: ( Shak. ) done before the proper time.— adv. Time′le ly , before the proper time: unseasonably.— n. Time′line .— adj. Time′ly , in good time: sufficiently early: ( obs. ) keeping time.— adv. early, soon.— adjs. Time′ly-part′ed ( Shak. ), having died in time—i.e. at a natural time; Time′ous , in Scot. legal phraseology, in good time: seasonable.— adv. Time′ously , in good time.— ns. Time′piece , a piece of machinery for keeping time, esp. a clock for a mantel-piece; Time′-pleas′er ( Shak. ), one who complies with prevailing opinions, whatever they be; Time′-serv′er , one who serves or meanly suits his opinions to the times.— adj. Time′-serving , complying with the spirit of the times or with present power.— n. mean compliance with the spirit of the times or with present power.— ns. Time′-tā′ble , a table or list showing the times of certain things, as trains, steamers, .; Time′-thrust , a thrust made in fencing at the moment the opponent draws breath for his thrust; Time′-work , labour paid for by the hour or the day—opp. to Piece-work .— adjs. Time′-worn , worn or decayed by time; Tim′ous ( Bacon ), timely.— Time out of mind , from time immemorial.— Apparent time , true solar time as shown by a carefully adjusted sun-dial; Astronomical time , the time past mean noon of that day, and reckoned on to twenty-four hours in mean time; At times , at distinct intervals: occasionally; Be master of one's time , to be free to do what one likes; Civil time , common time, or mean time, in which the day begins at midnight, and is divided into equal portions of twelve hours each; Fill time , to book vacant dates; In time , Time enough , in good season, sufficiently early; Keep time , to indicate the time correctly: to make any regular rhythmical movements at the same time with others; Lose time , to let time pa without making use of it: to run slow—of a watch, .; Make time , to recover lost time: to perform in a certain time; Mean time , the mean or average of apparent time, as shown by a good clock; Sidereal time , the portion of a sidereal day which has elapsed since the transit of the first point of Aries; Solar time , time as shown by the sun or sun-dial; The time being , the present time. [A.S. tíma ; cf. Ice. tími ; and Tide .]