noun

time

Translation

time, occasion, period, era

What time is it?

I don't have enough time.

I've seen that film three times.

It was a time of great change.

((noun)) as an uncountable concept We need more time.

((noun)) as a countable instance I called you three times.

((it is)) + ((time)) + ((to-inf)) It is time to go.

((a time)) + ((of sth.)) a time of peace

Synonyms: duration, period, era, occasion

From Old English 'tīma', related to 'tide'. It originally meant a division or a point in duration.

Think of a clock's hands moving, measuring the unstoppable flow of 'time'.