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What time does the library open?
What does Time mean?
Time tells when something happens, how long it lasts, or how events are ordered.
Dictionary definition
Time is what clocks and calendars measure, including when something happens, how long it lasts, and the order from past through present to future. Time can also mean an occasion, an experience, a historical period, a repeated number of occasions, or rhythm in music. As a verb, time means to measure a duration or arrange an action for a chosen moment; as an adjective, it appears in combinations such as time limit.
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Time in a sentence
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We had enough time to finish the puzzle.
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I have visited that museum three times.
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The coach timed each runner with a stopwatch.
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The song changes from three beats to four beats at a time-signature change.
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The experiment was timed to begin when the light switched on.
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What does time mean in “We need more time to finish” ?
Here, time means the amount of duration available.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses time as a verb?
As a verb, time means measure how long an action takes.
Practice 3
What does times mean in “Four times three equals twelve” ?
In arithmetic, times expresses multiplication rather than clock or calendar time.
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Partnoun, verb, adjective.
MeaningTime means Time tells when something happens, how long it lasts, or how events are ordered.
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Synonyms
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Does Time have an opposite?
Time has no direct general antonym. Timelessness describes freedom from time in limited contexts, while instant and eternity name different durations rather than opposites.
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Word family
Time word family
Base word
time
noun
times
More than one occasion; times can also express repeated multiplication.
verb
timed
Measured for duration or arranged to happen at a chosen moment.
noun
timing
The choice, coordination, or measurement of when something happens.
adjective
timely
Happening at a useful or suitable time.
noun
timer
A device or person that measures an interval of time.
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Understand Time
Hint for students
Look for a clock moment, a length or duration, an occasion, or an action being measured or scheduled.
Common mix-up
Time is uncountable when it means duration, so say “much time,” not “many times.” Times is countable when it means occasions or expresses multiplication.
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Students sort eight sentences into duration, clock time, occasion, historical period, multiplication, music, measure, and schedule. They then write two sentences that use different senses of time.
Teacher prompt
Compare “The trip took time,” “What time is it?” and “We tried three times.” Ask students to explain how duration, clock time, and occasion differ.
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