| time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
| contact | close interaction, they kept in daily contact, they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings |
| eye contact | contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other, a teacher should make eye contact with the students |
contact
physical contact | the act of touching physically, her fingers came in contact with the light switch |
avocation
by-line
hobby
pursuit sideline
spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
| contact sport | a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players |
time and motion study
time-and-motion study
time-motion study
motion study
time study
work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
| waste of time | the devotion of time to a useless activity, the waste of time could prove fatal |
| time exposure | exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second) |
harvest
harvest time | the season for gathering crops |
haying
haying time | the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder |
respite
recess
break time out | a pause from doing something (as work), we took a -minute break, he took time out to recuperate |
free time
spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
character printer
character-at-a-time printer
serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
contact
tangency | (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact, they forget to solder the contacts |
| contact contact lens | a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication |
| contact print | a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative |
| electrical contact | contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another |
line printer
line-at-a-time printer | printer that serves as an output device on a computer, prints a whole line of characters at a time |
page printer
page-at-a-time printer | a printer that prints one page at a time |
| time-ball | a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time, especially at an observatory |
time bomb
infernal machine | a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time |
| time capsule | container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time |
| time clock | clock used to record the hours that people work |
time-delay measuring instrument
time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
| time exposure | a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time |
| time-fuse | a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb) |
| time machine | a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future |
| time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
wiper wiper arm
contact arm | contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet |
vintage
time of origin | the oldness of wines |
meter
metre
time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
| light time | distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves), the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately minutes |
space-time
space-time continuum | the four-dimensional coordinate system ( dimensions of space and of time) in which physical events are located |
| time series | a series of values of a variable at successive times |
liaison
link
contact
inter-group communication | a channel for communication between groups, he provided a liaison with the guerrillas |
| pulse-time modulation | modulation of the time between successive pulses |
| time sheet | a record of the hours worked by employees |
| time signal | a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time |
time signature
musical time signature | a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat |
| eye contact | a meeting of the eyes between two people that expresses meaningful nonverbal communication, it was a mere glance, but the eye contact was enough to tell her that he was desperate to leave |
| contact touch | a communicative interaction, the pilot made contact with the base, he got in touch with his colleagues |
good time
blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience, we had a good time at the party, celebrating after the game was a blast |
| time | a person's experience on a particular occasion, he had a time holding back the tears, they had a good time together |
semantic error
run-time error
runtime error | an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time |
time
clip | an instance or single occasion for some event, this time he succeeded, he called four times, he could do ten at a clip |
contact
impinging
striking | the physical coming together of two or more things, contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull |
| time zone | any of the regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used |
contact
middleman | a person who is in a position to give you special assistance, he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor |
| double time | a doubled wage (for working overtime) |