time
verb [T] (ARRANGE) /taɪm/Definition
› to decide that something will happen at a particular time: [+ to infinitive] We timed our trip to coincide with my cousin's wedding.Planning, expecting and arrangingPlotting and trapping › to arrange something so that it happens at an exactly suitable time: If you time your departure carefully, you should be able to miss the worst of the traffic. She won the game with a brilliantly timed shot (= one played at exactly the right moment).Planning, expecting and arrangingPlotting and trapping
(Definition of time verb (ARRANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accidentally on purpose idiom
- advisedly adverb
- aim at sth phrasal verb
- aim sth at sb phrasal verb
- allow for sth phrasal verb
- cue noun (SIGNAL)
- expectant adjective (THINKING)
- foretaste noun
- forethought noun
- formulate verb
- have something in mind idiom
- have sth up your sleeve idiom
- pre-empt verb
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