Time Definition–noun | 1. | the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another. | | 2. | duration regarded as belonging to the present life as distinct from the life to come or from eternity; finite duration. | | 3. | (sometimes initial capital letter ) a system or method of measuring or reckoning the passage of time: mean time; apparent time; Greenwich Time. | | 4. | a limited period or interval, as between two successive events: a long time. | | 5. | a particular period considered as distinct from other periods: Youth is the best time of life. | | 6. | Often, times. | a. | a period in the history of the world, or contemporary with the life or activities of a notable person: prehistoric times; in Lincoln's time. | | b. | the period or era now or previously present: a sign of the times; How times have changed! | | c. | a period considered with reference to its events or prevailing conditions, tendencies, ideas, etc.: hard times; a time of war. | | | 7. | a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life, for payment of a debt, etc. | | 8. | the end of a prescribed or allotted period, as of one's life or a pregnancy: His time had come, but there was no one left to mourn over him. When her time came, her husband accompanied her to the delivery room. | | 9. | a period with reference to personal experience of a specified kind: to have a good time; a hot time in the old town tonight. | | 10. | a period of work of an employee, or the pay for it; working hours or days or an hourly or daily pay rate. | | 11. | Informal. a term of enforced duty or imprisonment: to serve time in the army; do time in prison. | | 12. | the period necessary for or occupied by something: The time of the baseball game was two hours and two minutes. The bus takes too much time, so I'll take a plane. | | 13. | leisure time; sufficient or spare time: to have time for a vacation; I have no time to stop now. | | 14. | a particular or definite point in time, as indicated by a clock: What time is it? | | 15. | a particular part of a year, day, etc.; season or period: It's time for lunch. | | 16. | an appointed, fit, due, or proper instant or period: a time for sowing; the time when the sun crosses the meridian; There is a time for everything. | | 17. | the particular point in time when an event is scheduled to take place: train time; curtain time. | | 18. | an indefinite, frequently prolonged period or duration in the future: Time will tell if what we have done here today was right. | | 19. | the right occasion or opportunity: to watch one's time. | | 20. | each occasion of a recurring action or event: to do a thing five times; It's the pitcher's time at bat. | | 21. | times, used as a multiplicative word in phrasal combinations expressing how many instances of a quantity or factor are taken together: Two goes into six three times; five times faster. | | 22. | Drama. one of the three unities. Compare unity (def. 8). | | 23. | Prosody. a unit or a group of units in the measurement of meter. | | 24. | Music. | a. | tempo; relative rapidity of movement. | | b. | the metrical duration of a note or rest. | | c. | proper or characteristic tempo. | | d. | the general movement of a particular kind of musical composition with reference to its rhythm, metrical structure, and tempo. | | e. | the movement of a dance or the like to music so arranged: waltz time. | | | 25. | Military. rate of marching, calculated on the number of paces taken per minute: double time; quick time. | | 26. | Manège. each completed action or movement of the horse. | –adjective | 27.
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| of, pertaining to, or showing the passage of time. | | 28. | (of an explosive device) containing a clock so that it will detonate at the desired moment: a time bomb. | | 29. | Commerce. payable at a stated period of time after presentment: time drafts or notes. | | 30. | of or pertaining to purchases on the installment plan, or with payment postponed. | –verb (used with object) | 31. | to measure or record the speed, duration, or rate of: to time a race. | | 32. | to fix the duration of: The proctor timed the test at 15 minutes. | | 33. | to fix the interval between (actions, events, etc.): They timed their strokes at six per minute. | | 34. | to regulate (a train, clock, etc.) as to time. | | 35. | to appoint or choose the moment or occasion for; schedule: He timed the attack perfectly. | –verb (used without object) | 36. | to keep time; sound or move in unison. | —Idioms | 37. | against time, in an effort to finish something within a limited period: We worked against time to get out the newspaper. | | 38. | ahead of time, before the time due; early: The building was completed ahead of time. | | 39. | at one time, | a. | once; in a former time: At one time they owned a restaurant. | | b. | at the same time; at once: They all tried to talk at one time. | | | 40. | at the same time, nevertheless; yet: I'd like to try it, but at the same time I'm a little afraid. | | 41. | at times, at intervals; occasionally: At times the city becomes intolerable. | | 42. | beat someone's time, Slang. to compete for or win a person being dated or courted by another; prevail over a rival: He accused me, his own brother, of trying to beat his time. | | 43. | behind the times, old-fashioned; dated: These attitudes are behind the times. | | 44. | for the time being, temporarily; for the present: Let's forget about it for the time being. | | 45. | from time to time, on occasion; occasionally; at intervals: She comes to see us from time to time. | | 46. | gain time, to postpone in order to make preparations or gain an advantage; delay the outcome of: He hoped to gain time by putting off signing the papers for a few days more. | | 47. | in good time, | a. | at the right time; on time; punctually. | | b. | in advance of the right time; early: We arrived at the appointed spot in good time. | | | 48. | in no time, in a very brief time; almost at once: Working together, they cleaned the entire house in no time. | | 49. | in time, | a. | early enough: to come in time for dinner. | | b. | in the future; eventually: In time he'll see what is right. | | c. | in the correct rhythm or tempo: There would always be at least one child who couldn't play in time with the music. | | | 50. | keep time, | a. | to record time, as a watch or clock does. | | b. | to mark or observe the tempo. | | c. | to perform rhythmic movements in unison. | | | 51. | kill time, to occupy oneself with some activity to make time pass quickly: While I was waiting, I killed time counting the cars on the freight trains. | | 52. | make time, | a. | to move quickly, esp. in an attempt to recover lost time. | | b. | to travel at a particular speed. | | | 53. | make time with, Slang. to pursue or take as a sexual partner. | | 54. | many a time, again and again; frequently: Many a time they didn't have enough to eat and went to bed hungry. | | 55. | mark time, | a. | to suspend progress temporarily, as to await developments; fail to advance. | | b. | Military. to move the feet alternately as in marching, but without advancing. | | | 56. | on one's own time, during one's free time; without payment: He worked out more efficient production methods on his own time. | | 57. | on time, | a. | at the specified time; punctually. | | b. | to be paid for within a designated period of time, as in installments: Many people are never out of debt because they buy everything on time. | | | 58. | out of time, not in the proper rhythm: His singing was out of time with the music. | | 59. | pass the time of day, to converse briefly with or greet someone: The women would stop in the market to pass the time of day. | | 60. | take one's time, to be slow or leisurely; dawdle: Speed was important here, but he just took his time. | | 61. | time after time, again and again; repeatedly; often: I've told him time after time not to slam the door. | | 62. | time and time again, repeatedly; often: Time and time again I warned her to stop smoking. Also, time and again. | | 63. | time of life, (one's) age: At your time of life you must be careful not to overdo things. | | 64. | time of one's life, Informal. an extremely enjoyable experience: They had the time of their lives on their trip to Europe. | |
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Management Definition–noun | 1. | the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control. | | 2. | skill in managing; executive ability: great management and tact. | | 3. | the person or persons controlling and directing the affairs of a business, institution, etc.: The store is under new management. | | 4. | executives collectively, considered as a class (distinguished from labor ). | |
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