n. 25B6; noun
what time is it? : HOUR; dated o'clock.
late at night was the best time to leave : MOMENT, point (in time), occasion, hour, minute, second, instant, juncture, stage.
he worked there for a time : WHILE, spell, stretch, stint, span, season, interval, period (of time), length of time, duration, run, space, phase, stage, term; Brit. informal patch.
the time of the dinosaurs : ERA, age, epoch, period, years, days; generation, date.
I've known a lot of women in my time : LIFETIME, life, life span, days, time on earth, existence, threescore years and ten.
he had been a professional actor in his time : HEYDAY, day, best days/years, prime.
times are hard at the moment : CONDITIONS, circumstances, life, state of affairs, experiences.
tunes in waltz time : RHYTHM, tempo, beat; metre, measure, cadence, pattern.
chronological, temporal.
25B6; verb the meeting was timed for three o'clock : SCHEDULE, set, set up, arrange, organize, fix, fix up, book, line up, slot in, pre-arrange, timetable, plan; N. Amer. slate.
25A0; ahead of time EARLY, in good time, with time to spare, in advance.
25A0; ahead of one's/its time REVOLUTIONARY, avant-garde, futuristic, innovatory, innovative, trailblazing, pioneering, ground-breaking, advanced.
25A0; all the time CONSTANTLY, the entire time, around the clock, day and night, night and day, {morning, noon, and night}, {day in, day out}, at all times, always, without a break, ceaselessly, endlessly, incessantly, perpetually, permanently, interminably, continuously, continually, eternally, unremittingly, remorselessly, relentlessly; N. Amer. without surcease; informal 24-7.
25A0; at one time FORMERLY, previously, once, in the past, at one point, once upon a time, time was when, in days/times gone by, in times past, in the (good) old days, long ago; poetic/literary in days/times of yore; archaic erstwhile, whilom.
25A0; at the same time
they arrived at the same time : SIMULTANEOUSLY, at the same instant/moment, together, all together, as a group, at once, at one and the same time; in unison, in concert, in chorus, as one.
I can't really explain it, but at the same time I'm not convinced : NONETHELESS, even so, however, but, still, yet, though; in spite of that, despite that, be that as it may, for all that, that said; notwithstanding, regardless, anyway, anyhow; informal still and all.
25A0; at times OCCASIONALLY, sometimes, from time to time, now and then, every so often, once in a while, on occasion, off and on, at intervals, periodically, sporadically.
25A0; behind time LATE, behind, behind schedule, behindhand, running late, overdue.
25A0; behind the times OLD-FASHIONED, out of date, outmoded, outdated, dated, old, passé; informal square, not with it, out of the ark; N. Amer. informal horse-and-buggy, clunky.
25A0; for the time being FOR NOW, for the moment, for the present, in the interim, for the nonce, in/for the meantime, in the meanwhile, for a short time, briefly; temporarily, provisionally, pro tem; informal for the minute.
25A0; from time to time OCCASIONALLY, sometimes, now and then, every so often, once in a while, on occasion, off and on, at intervals, periodically, sporadically.
25A0; in no time (VERY) SOON, in a second, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, shortly, any second, any minute (now); N. Amer. momentarily; informal in a sec, in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail), before you can say Jack Robinson; Brit. informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo; N. Amer. informal in a snap; dated directly.
25A0; in good time PUNCTUALLY, on time, early, with time to spare, ahead of time/schedule.
25A0; in time
I came back in time for the party : EARLY ENOUGH, in good time, punctually, on time, not too late, with time to spare, on schedule.
in time, she forgot about it : EVENTUALLY, in the end, in due course, by and by, finally; one day, some day, sometime, sooner or later.
25A0; many a time FREQUENTLY, regularly, often, very often, all the time, habitually, customarily, routinely; again and again, time and again, over and over again, repeatedly, recurrently, continually; N. Amer. oftentimes; poetic/literary oft, oft-times.
25A0; on time PUNCTUALLY, in good time, to/on schedule, when expected; informal on the dot, bang on time.
25A0; time after time REPEATEDLY, frequently, often, again and again, over and over (again), time and (time) again, many times, many a time; persistently, recurrently, constantly, continually; N. Amer. oftentimes; poetic/literary oft, oft-times.