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Definition time in British English
time
verb
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[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/taɪm/
1
to arrange something so that it happens at a particular time
Example
The exhibition has been timed to coincide with the publication of her new book.
1.1
to do something by chance at a particular moment
Synonyms and related words

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Words related to time:
a thin time (phrase)
about time (phrase)
access time (noun)
against time (phrase)
air time (noun)
all-time (adjective)
another time (phrase)
at a time (phrase)
at no time (phrase)
at one time (phrase)
beat time (phrase)
bide your time (phrase)
big time (adverb)
billable time (noun)
by the time (phrase)
call time (phrase)
closing time (noun)
connect time (noun)
core time (noun)
do time (phrase)
double time (noun)
down time (noun)
elapsed time (noun)
every time (phrase)
extra time (noun)
face time (noun)
first-time (adjective)
for a time (phrase)
full-time (adjective)
full-time (adverb)
full-time (noun)
gain time (phrase)
good-time girl (noun)
half time (noun)
hang time (noun)
home time (noun)
idle time (noun)
in time (phrase)
injury time (noun)
just-in-time (adjective)
keep time (phrase)
kill time (phrase)
lead time (noun)
local time (noun)
long-time (adjective)
lose time (phrase)
mark time (phrase)
me time (noun)
of all time ()
old-time ()
on time (phrase)
one-time (adjective)
opening time (noun)
over time (phrase)
part-time (adjective)
peak time (noun)
play for time (phrase)
prime time (noun)
quality time (noun)
question time (noun)
real time (noun)
response time (noun)
running time (noun)
short time (noun)
small-time (adjective)
spare time (noun)
standard time (noun)
summer time (noun)
takt time (noun)
the big time (noun)
time (noun)
time (verb)
time after time (phrase)
time bomb (noun)
time capsule (noun)
time card (noun)
time clock (noun)
time crystal (noun)
time flies (phrase)
time frame (noun)
time lag (noun)
time limit (noun)
time machine (noun)
time off (noun)
time out (noun)
time sheet (noun)
time signal (noun)
time switch (noun)
time to market (phrase)
time trial (noun)
time warp (noun)
time zone (noun)
time-honoured (adjective)
time-lapse (adjective)
time-poor (adjective)
time-saving (adjective)
time-server (noun)
time-worn (adjective)
two-time (verb)
with time (phrase)