what time
Scheduling inquiry phrase
What time is a phrase asking about the hour or moment when something occurs or is scheduled to occur: What time does the movie start?
What time is it?
It functions as a unit, with time serving as the object of what rather than requiring "at what time," which sounds formal or stilted in modern speech.
- whenTime interrogative
- clockDevice displaying time
- hourSixty-minute span
- schedulePlan of timed events
- momentBrief period of time
now · just a minute · any minute now · late · early · appointment · watch · minute · deadline · happy hour · soon · already · yet · meanwhile · duration · o'clock · hurry · waiting