time
noun (TIME AVAILABLE) /taɪm/Definition
› an amount of time that you have available to do something: I don't know how you find time to do all the things you do. I thought we'd give her a bit more time (= allow her more time) to get the job done. I'd like to visit them all but time is short (= there is little time left). have time B1 If you have got time, you have enough time to do something: We haven't got much time before the train leaves. Have you got time for a quick drink after work? I'd like to learn to sail, but I haven't the time (= I am too busy). [+ to infinitive] I haven't got time to go to the shops today.Relating to time waste time A2 to not make good use of the hours, etc. that you have available: If you'd got on with your work instead of wasting time chatting, you'd be finished by now.Delaying and wasting time run out of time B1 to not have enough hours, etc. available to finish something you are trying to do: She ran out of time and didn't finish the last question.Spending time and time passing be (all) out of time › to not have enough minutes, etc. available: I'd like to continue this discussion but we're all out of time.Scarce, inadequate and not enoughLacking things time's up informal › there are no more minutes, hours, etc. available: OK, everyone, time's up for this week.Expressions telling people to stop doing something
(Definition of time noun (TIME AVAILABLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- About to happen
- Always & never
- At the right time
- Coming to an end
- Continually & repeatedly
- Continue & last
- Continuous & permanent
- Days & times of day
- Days, & parts of the week
- Decades, centuries & the millennium
- Describing age & birthdays
- Describing people who are old
- Describing people who are young
- Describing when something happened or will happen
- Early
- Finished & over
- Frequency & regularity - general words
- Immediately
- In the future & soon
- In the past
- Lasting for a long time
- Late
- Long periods of time
- Modern & fashionable
- Names of months
- New
- Now
- Old or old-fashioned
- Pauses & interludes
- Periods of time - general words
- Physically and mentally mature & immature
- Points in time
- Rarely & infrequently
- Relating to regular periods of time
- Schedules & agendas
- Short in time
- Specific periods of time
- Spending time & time passing
- Stages & phases
- Stages of life
- Temporary
- The seasons
- Turning points & deciding moments
- Until a particular moment
- Watches & clocks
- Years & yearly
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Synonyms and related words:
- -time suffix
- anachronism noun
- chronology noun
- contemporaneous adjective
- contemporary adjective (OF SAME PERIOD)
- cut into sth phrasal verb
- quality time noun
- retroactive adjective
- retrospective adjective
- the fourth dimension noun
- time limit noun
- time noun (MINUTES/DAYS/YEARS)
- time noun (PERIOD)
- timeline noun
- timing noun
- twin adjective
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