n.
1.an instance or single occasion for some event
2.an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
3.a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
4.a suitable moment
5.the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
6.the time as given by a clock
7.the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
8.a person's experience on a particular occasion
9.rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time 10.the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned time v.
1.measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
2.assign a time for an activity or event
3.set the speed, duration, or execution of
4.regulate or set the time of
5.adjust so that a force is applied an an action occurs at the desired time
Idiom of the Day
nip (something) in the bud
to stop something at the start
We were able to nip the computer problem in the bud.
