Time

Capitalized abstract entity

Time is the continuous progression in which events occur, moving from past through present to future.

We measure time in units—seconds, minutes, hours, years—and speak of spending it, wasting it, or running out of it as if it were currency.

Time also means a particular moment or period: What time is it? , in ancient times, I had a good time.

To time something is to measure its duration or choose when to do it: She timed her entrance perfectly.

Time's up signals an allotted period has ended.

In music, time is rhythm or tempo: keeping time, three-four time.

measurement

clock

Device displaying time

watchPortable timekeeping device
hourSixty-minute span
minuteSixtieth of an hour

second · calendar · stopwatch · sundial · hourglass · chronometer · timestamp · duration · interval · millisecond

philosophical

eternity

Boundless temporal existence

infinityUnlimited extent or quantity
mortalityState of eventual death
finiteHaving definite bounds

temporal · continuum · dimension · spacetime · relativity · fourth dimension · arrow · existence · impermanence · moment

passage

fleeting

Passing very quickly

passingMoving by or temporary
elapsedGone by, temporally
flowUnbroken forward movement

march · sands · aging · years · decades · centuries · eons · ephemeral · transient · mortality

historical

era

Distinct historical period

epochDistinct historical period
ageDuration of existence
periodPunctuation ending sentences

ancient · medieval · modern · prehistoric · century · decade · millennium · antiquity · renaissance · industrial

scheduling

appointment

Scheduled time for something

deadlineTime limit for completion
punctualArriving when scheduled
schedulePlan of timed events

late · early · tardy · prompt · overdue · agenda · itinerary · booking · reservation · shift

opportunity

moment

Brief period of time

chanceLikelihood of occurrence
ripeReady to eat
seizeTake suddenly, forcibly

window · now · opportune · strike · occasion · ready · prime · golden · too late · missed

music

tempo

Rate of musical performance

beatRhythmic pulse or strike
rhythmPatterned stress and silence
measureUnit of quantity

meter · syncopation · signature · downbeat · upbeat · duration · rest · whole note · half note · quarter note

prison

sentence

Complete thought, grammatically

servedProvided food or assistance
incarcerationConfinement in jail
paroleConditional early release

release · stretch · bid · years · behind bars · locked up · term · conviction · early release · life sentence

Time

clock

eternity

fleeting

era

appointment

moment

tempo

sentence

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