time | the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
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 |
bicycle bike wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
character printer character-at-a-time printer serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
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 |
pedicab cycle rickshaw | a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling), used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire, boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
cycle of rebirth | (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms |
cycle oscillation | a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon, a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons |
cardiac cycle | the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next, an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles, the cardiac cycle can be shown on an electrocardiogram |
Carnot cycle Carnot's ideal cycle | a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat |
cycle | a periodically repeated sequence of events, a cycle of reprisal and retaliation |
business cycle trade cycle | recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline |
cycle | a series of poems or songs on the same theme, Schubert's song cycles |
time zone | any of the regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used |
food web food cycle | (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains |
life cycle | a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage |
double time | a doubled wage (for working overtime) |
time and a half | a rate of pay that is . times the regular rate, for overtime work |
installment plan installment buying time plan | a system for paying for goods by installments |
time deposit account deposit account | a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest |