Time

  • 101time — /taɪm/ noun 1. a period during which something takes place, e.g. one hour, two days or fifty minutes 2. the number of hours worked 3. a period before something happens ♦ to keep within the time limits or within the time schedule to complete work… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 102time —    statements of the time of day are made in various ways in different countries.    To avoid confusion in international communications, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) established (in 1986) International Standard 8601… …

    Dictionary of units of measurement

  • 103TIME — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index noun age (2), contemporary (2), delay (2), flash, future, instant, lateness, life, morning, now, occasion …

    English dictionary for students

  • 104time — [OE] Time originally denoted ‘delimited section of existence, period’. Its ultimate source is the Indo European base *dī ‘cut up, divide’. This passed into prehistoric Germanic as *tī (source also of English tide), and addition of the suffix *… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 105time — англ. [тайм] 1) время 2) раз 3) темп 4) ритм ◊ first time [фэст тайм] 1 й раз second time [сэ/кэнд тайм] 2 й раз …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 106time is up — the time is over, the time has already passed …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 107time's up — there is no more time for the test or game etc.    The coach checked his watch and said, Time s up. Stop running …

    English idioms

  • 108time is up — (someone s/something s) time is up an activity is finished. From the day he joined the army to the day his time was up, he was a fine soldier …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 109time's up — no more minutes are available. My time s up, and I have to leave now. Time is up on today s quiz hand in your papers …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 110time — Noun. A prison sentence. Serving one s time, or doing time …

    English slang and colloquialisms