English Words: T

27,828 words · Page 273 of 557

time offnoun

A period of time where one is not required to work.

time operanoun

A subgenre of science fiction featuring complex and dramatic plotlines involving time travel.

time out of mindnoun

The distant past beyond anyone's memory.

time overphrase

Synonym of game over in the case where the player has exceeded a time limit.

time parameternoun

A function used to specify the maximum CPU utilization time permitted for the job to execute.

time parameter spacenoun

A mathematical construct or structure in which a time parameter plays a major role, or the set of possible values for a time parameter.

time periodnoun

The length of time during which an activity occurs or a condition remains, which may be measured either in seconds or in millions of years, depending upon the nature of the activity or condition being considered.

time pornnoun

Media, especially television shows, which depict people enjoying unrealistic amounts of free time.

time sensenoun

An ability to sense the passage of time and to estimate and compare its intervals.

time seriesnoun

A set of data points, each of which represents the value of the same variable at different times, normally at uniform intervals.

time servednoun

Time spent in remand awaiting trial, when credited after a guilty verdict usually by subtracting from the sentence.

time sheetnoun

Alternative form of timesheet.

time sightnoun

An observation by sextant of the altitude of a celestial body in order to determine the time and hence the longitude.

time slicenoun

The period of time for which a process is allowed to run in a preemptive multitasking system.

time slipnoun

Alternative form of timeslip (“a phenomenon that causes unexpected time travel”).

time stands stillphrase

Used to emphasize a moment in time that is either catastrophic or even enjoyable in which one's sense of time is frozen or suspended.

time switchnoun

A switch activated automatically at a preset time.

time tablenoun

Alternative spelling of timetable.

time tapenoun

A tape placed on an IV bag, on which the nurse periodically marks the level and time, used to track the speed at which the solution is infusing.

time thiefnoun

Something or someone that consumes an inordinate amount of time, especially without achieving anything productive.

time to killnoun

A period during which one has no responsibilities to fulfill, often while waiting for some event or outcome, and therefore must find some activity to partake in to prevent boredom.

time to make the donutsphrase

A time to make an effort and to accomplish tasks.

time to timeadv

from time to time

time travelnoun

Travel to the past or to the future, typically by means of a time machine or a wormhole.

time travelernoun

US spelling of time-traveller.

time trialistnoun

Someone who competes in a time trial.

time under tensionnoun

The amount of time a muscle or set of muscles are being continuously stressed.

time vampirenoun

A person, obligation, or activity that drains one's time; a time-waster.

time warpnoun

A hypothetical discontinuity in the flow of time that would uncausally move events from one time period to another.

time wasphrase

It was once true (that)...; there was a time when...

time will tellphrase

Events and outcomes cannot be known beforehand.

time's upphrase

The deadline has passed; there is no more available time.

time-barredadj

That can not be brought to court because the time period set down in a statute of limitations has passed.

time-bindingnoun

The act of transmitting knowledge and experience from one moment and person to other moments and people using written information (e.g., written language, images, symbols), whether in mundane instances or (especially) from one generation to the next.

time-blindadj

Not paying attention to the passage of time, and thus relatively unconcerned with, or unable to cope with, deadlines, appointments, etc.

time-blindnessnoun

The condition of being time-blind.

time-boundadj

Alternative form of timebound.

time-consumingadj

Using significant amounts of time, especially in an unwanted and sometimes unwarranted manner.

time-consuminglyadv

In a time-consuming manner.

time-eatenadj

Of an object, aged by the passage of time; ancient; dilapidated.

time-expiredadj

Whose time has expired, having served their time.

time-fellownoun

A contemporary.

time-gunnoun

A gun fired by means of an electric current, formerly used to signal a specific time of day.

time-honoredadj

Honored because of great age, or long usage.

time-honouredadj

Alternative spelling of time-honored.

time-keepverb

Alternative form of timekeep.

time-lapseadj

Of or relating to a technique in which exposures are taken at fewer intervals than usual so that, on playback, a naturally slow process may be viewed at an accelerated pace.

time-limitedadj

Subject to a time limit.

time-on-devicenoun

The time spent playing on a gaming machine, seen as a metric.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter T contains 27,828 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 557 pages, and you are currently viewing page 273. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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