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noun | verb timetime1 /taɪm/ noun 1 when something happens► time a time when something happens or when you do something: The last time I saw her she was just a baby.Remember that time we got lost on our way to the lake?By the time I got to the phone, it had stopped ringing.► occasion Occasion means the same as time but is more formal: The actress and the mayor have been seen together on several occasions.► moment a particular point in time when something happens, especially when it happens very quickly: He jumped on the bus, and the next moment he was gone.At that moment the phone rang, and it was Joan!► point a particular time during a longer period of time: At one point during the flight, I thought I was going to throw up.► the instant also the minute the exact time when something happens. Use the instant or the minute when you are saying that one thing happens immediately after something else: He was so tired he fell asleep the instant he closed his eyes.Let me know the minute she gets here - I have something important to tell her.2 a length of time► time a group of minutes, hours, days, or years, during which something happens or someone does something: It takes a long time to learn to speak another language well.The two women talked for a short time before entering the store.That summer was a really happy time for me.► period AWL also period of time a length of time with a beginning and an end. Period sounds more formal and exact than time: The medicine was tested over a five-week period.His violin playing has improved in a very short period of time.► a while a period of time. You use a while when you are not being specific about how long the period is: Ricky played with the ball for a while until he got bored.I’ll be back in a little while (=not a very long time).➔ If you use while in the phrase take a while, you mean something takes a fairly long time to happen: It took her a while to recover from the operation.► season a time of the year which has its own type of weather. The seasons are winter, spring, summer, and fall: As the season changes from fall into winter, the leaves drop off the trees.➔ Season also means a period of weeks or months, when people do a type of sport or activity. A season happens at the same time every year: The baseball season usually starts in April and finishes at the end of October.► term a period of time during which someone does a job, especially a government job: The governor has served two terms in office.➔ Term also means a period of time that a school year is divided into: The paper is due at the end of the term. You can also use term to talk about the period of time someone spends in prison: Smith is serving a 19-year prison term.► spell a short period during which someone does something or there is a type of weather: The dry spell lasted several months, but it finally began to rain in June.After a brief spell in the army, he went to college.► interval AWL (formal) a period of time between two events or activities: He left the room, returning after a short interval with a message.3 a period of time in history► time a length of time in history, especially one in which particular events happened: The 1960s were an important time in U.S. history.People had to work hard during pioneer times.Women were not allowed to vote until modern times.► period AWL a time in history. You often use period about a time in history that has a particular name: By the end of the colonial period, 30,000 people lived in Philadelphia.During that period many people moved from farms in the South to cities in the North.► century a period of 100 years: The U.S. became a world leader during the 20th century.► decade AWL a period of ten years: In the first decade of the 2000s, cell phones became very common.► age a long period of time in history, especially a time when the use of new tools or technology began: Communication has changed greatly in the age of the Internet.In the modern age, life is much faster and more stressful.People began to use stone tools during the Stone Age.► era a long period of time in history during which things changed a lot, making the era different from other times: Rock 'n' roll music first became popular in the post-World War II era. ➔ see same time for at the same time noun | verb timetime2 /taIm/ verb ➔ see measure |