Time – Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)

the time of various biological processes

the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe

the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom

time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings

the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

the time that has elapsed

(music) the beat of musical rhythm

a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts

the property of enduring or continuing in time

time without end

the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

the momentary present

the present

time long past

past events to be put aside

past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old’)

the aggregate of past events

the end of time

the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future

Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds

standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States

standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States

standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States

standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska

standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands

standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands

the present occasion

a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms

the time in a woman’s life in which the menstrual cycle ends

a period in a man’s life corresponding to menopause

measured by the diurnal motion of stars

either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator

either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator and day and night are of equal length

the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response

the longest division of geological time

the first and last; signifies God’s eternity

a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed

a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages

the distant past beyond memory

an indefinite time in the future

the present time or age

the present or immediately coming night

the recent past

the near or foreseeable future

the near future

an indefinite time in the future

musical time with two beats in each bar

musical time with three beats in each bar

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

in the correct rhythm