times

Meanings

Noun

• a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
  • "it was a sign of the times"
• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
  • "four times three equals twelve"
• an instance or single occasion for some event
  • "he called four times"
• a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
• an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
• a suitable moment
• the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
• a person's experience on a particular occasion
• a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
• the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
• rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
• the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
• plural of time
• The circumstances of a certain time.
• A person's experiences or biography.

Verb

• measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
• assign a time for an activity or event
• set the speed, duration, or execution of
• regulate or set the time of
• adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
  • "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"
• third-person singular simple present indicative of time
• To multiply.

Prep

• Multiplied by (see also 'ratio of comparison' sense at 'time').

Synonyms

clip, clock, clock time, fourth dimension, meter, metre, multiplication, prison term, sentence, time