Wednesday, May 25, 2011

time. (156/365)

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
~William Shakespeare

ONLY #156?! Really?!
~me




Noun

  • S: (n) time, clip (an instance or single occasion for some event) "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"
  • S: (n) time (a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something) "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"
  • S: (n) time (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)) "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
  • S: (n) time (a suitable moment) "it is time to go"
  • S: (n) time (the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past)
  • S: (n) time (a person's experience on a particular occasion) "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"
  • S: (n) clock time, time (a reading of a point in time as given by a clock) "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"
  • S: (n) fourth dimension, time (the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event)
  • S: (n) meter, metre, time (rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration)
  • S: (n) prison term, sentence, time (the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned) "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"

Verb

  • S: (v) clock, time (measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time) "he clocked the runners"
  • S: (v) time (assign a time for an activity or event) "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"
  • S: (v) time (set the speed, duration, or execution of) "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"
  • S: (v) time (regulate or set the time of) "time the clock"
  • S: (v) time (adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time) "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"

Definition of "time" from Princeton's WordNet


1 comment:

  1. Ha! I hear you. I feel like I started over from zero once I hit 100. So far to go, so far to go.

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