How to Use time in a Sentence

time

1 of 3 noun
Definition of timenext
Synonyms for timenext
  • Feel free to call me at any time, day or night.
  • It has been that way since the beginning of time.
  • The poem is a reflection on the passage of time.
  • The two events were separated by time and space.
  • Would you prefer the meeting to be at an earlier time?
  • They were given a relatively short amount of time to finish the job.
  • The situation has been getting more complicated as time goes by.
  • What was happening at that particular moment in time?
  • If only I could travel back in time and do things differently.
  • The best months of the year are here again, and it’s about damn time.
    — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 1 Sep. 2020
  • But at the same time, these guys all have the chance to talk to him.
    — Andy Vasquez, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
  • But at the same time, the fire alarm in the house was not going off.
    — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • No one wants to spend a lot of time or money in the chase.
    — Michael Nagrant, RedEye Chicago, 12 July 2018
  • That’s when the band struck up a song that was all over the airwaves at the time.
    — J.d. Crowe | [email protected], al, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Now is the time to pick up the phone or go online and book a trip.
    — Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The time has come to leave the military and join the civilian world.
    — Valerie Sweeten, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Ten more birds were dead by the time experts found them on the beach.
    — Robin Estrin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Kids can learn at their own pace, and in their own time.
    — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 2 July 2020
  • Two or more tokens can be on the same space at the same time.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
  • That’s where 3s come from a lot of times, from a defense like this.
    — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2018
  • According to the police, 24 people were on the bus at the time of the crash.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Try to schedule a time to see the car in person and test-drive it.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • At that time, the board wanted to start a fire district.
    — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2023
  • For the very first time, Wallen has a chart double in the land Down Under.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Find all tee times; first tee time is 3 a.m. (Kevin Kisner).
    — Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2021
  • It is believed to have been the last time anyone saw him.
    — Fox News, 29 July 2022
  • The Ducks had a couple of chances to tie it in the second, but Mrazek was there each time.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The Colts game went over last weekend for the first time this season.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Sometime in the early morning hours, Dearman returned a final time on foot.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
  • His vegetarian daughter once took him to a vegan restaurant where Joo tried soy meat for the first time.
    — Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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time

2 of 3 verb
  • He timed it so that he made the shot just before the clock ran out.
  • She timed the shot perfectly.
  • He timed the students as they completed their tests.
  • The runners are timed with special watches.
  • They timed their vacation to coincide with the jazz festival.
  • The chefs in the open kitchen know how to time their starches.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • The ad, timed for March Madness, first came out on April.
    — Sofia Lotto Persio, Quartz, 30 June 2023
  • The kitchen will time the food preparation to the arrival of the couriers.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Nine times his Packers ranked in the top 10 in scoring.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The airline sent a rescue aircraft but the crew of that plane timed out.
    — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The runs are chip-timed, and the party and dinner are included in the race fee.
    — Lake County News-Sun, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Gilson tried to time her burst to the finish line, but Hartman was able to match her.
    — cleveland, 7 Nov. 2020
  • It will be timed to turn crisp and golden when the second half kicks off.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Trying to time the stock market is a fool's journey to the poor house.
    — David Rae, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • Since the ’70s, Christie’s and Sotheby’s have timed their sales of these things, called Americana, for the same week.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Some sought advice on whether to try to time their fourth shots to the next wave of infections.
    — Yasmeen Abutaleb and Lena H. Sun, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The change in certain colors can be used to time one's heartbeat.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Eggs Epic has a knack for timing its own store updates to Valve’s.
    — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Those who try to time the market and jump out end up not knowing when to get back in.
    — Aviva Pinto, Forbes, 12 July 2022
  • Is Marty two-timing his wife or is this part of his plan to turn Maya?
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Dixon didn’t wear a watch, but asked a friend to time him without calling out splits.
    — Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Retailers like to time the opening of new stores twice a year, and this is one of them.
    — Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Other things can be timed and ought to be learned on schedule.
    — Todd R. Nelson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2018
  • Prosper timed tonight’s trip with the new moon; eels get skittish when there’s too much light.
    — Karen Pinchin, Smithsonian, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Most Oscar contenders open in fall, timed to the heart of awards season.
    — Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Trying to time your last words to a dying loved one is a tricky business.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Your dad’s mother would go to the grocery store, and your dad’s father would time her.
    — Longreads, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Postal workers use it to time their daily runs to Oronsay and back.
    — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021
  • While some eclipse chasers will be heading toward states in its main path, others are timing flights in order to view it while airborne.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Sentenced to burn at the stake for his strange modern ways, the time traveler uses his knowledge of an eclipse from the year 528 (conveniently timed to his execution) to convince King Arthur to save his life.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
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time

3 of 3 adjective
  • Favorites have been defeated in the past five Oaks, with Untapable in 2014 the last post-time choice to win the race.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Having zero centers available against a team that starts three 7-footers and has a 6-10, multi-time All-Star coming off the bench?
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
  • In hindsight, getting multi-time All Star Russell Westbrook with the fourth overall pick in 2008 is a best-case scenario.
    — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2020
  • Now, with a new three-point threat, Booker can become a multi-time scoring champion throughout his career.
    — Evan Sidery, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Willis, Young and Watters are multi-time semifinalists.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Bowden is a multi-time cancer survivor, including prostate cancer in 2007 and skin cancer on at least two occasions.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 5 Oct. 2020
  • After fighting for a near-certain victory, which would have been his second of the year and made Colton the first multi-time winner of 2021, instead of O’Ward, the Andretti driver lost a podium altogether.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2021
  • Since the current points system used to determine Derby qualifiers started in 2013, post-time favorites have landed in the superfecta payout all nine years – six wins, one second and two fourths.
    — Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022
  • Maybe the real romance would be two people doing what us non-time-traveler normies do every day: choosing someone to love, and choosing every day to continue loving them with no guarantee that any of it is written in the stars.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2022
  • Other non-time goals could be more tangentially related, for instance: Cutting back on drinking in the weeks leading up to the race, or prioritizing sleep and focusing on healthy foods—whatever that looks like to you.
    — SELF, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Favorites have been defeated in the past five Oaks, with Untapable in 2014 the last post-time choice to win the race.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Having zero centers available against a team that starts three 7-footers and has a 6-10, multi-time All-Star coming off the bench?
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
  • In hindsight, getting multi-time All Star Russell Westbrook with the fourth overall pick in 2008 is a best-case scenario.
    — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2020
  • Now, with a new three-point threat, Booker can become a multi-time scoring champion throughout his career.
    — Evan Sidery, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Willis, Young and Watters are multi-time semifinalists.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Bowden is a multi-time cancer survivor, including prostate cancer in 2007 and skin cancer on at least two occasions.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 5 Oct. 2020
  • After fighting for a near-certain victory, which would have been his second of the year and made Colton the first multi-time winner of 2021, instead of O’Ward, the Andretti driver lost a podium altogether.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2021
  • Since the current points system used to determine Derby qualifiers started in 2013, post-time favorites have landed in the superfecta payout all nine years – six wins, one second and two fourths.
    — Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022
  • Maybe the real romance would be two people doing what us non-time-traveler normies do every day: choosing someone to love, and choosing every day to continue loving them with no guarantee that any of it is written in the stars.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2022
  • Other non-time goals could be more tangentially related, for instance: Cutting back on drinking in the weeks leading up to the race, or prioritizing sleep and focusing on healthy foods—whatever that looks like to you.
    — SELF, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Favorites have been defeated in the past five Oaks, with Untapable in 2014 the last post-time choice to win the race.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Having zero centers available against a team that starts three 7-footers and has a 6-10, multi-time All-Star coming off the bench?
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
  • In hindsight, getting multi-time All Star Russell Westbrook with the fourth overall pick in 2008 is a best-case scenario.
    — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2020
  • Now, with a new three-point threat, Booker can become a multi-time scoring champion throughout his career.
    — Evan Sidery, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Willis, Young and Watters are multi-time semifinalists.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Bowden is a multi-time cancer survivor, including prostate cancer in 2007 and skin cancer on at least two occasions.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 5 Oct. 2020
  • After fighting for a near-certain victory, which would have been his second of the year and made Colton the first multi-time winner of 2021, instead of O’Ward, the Andretti driver lost a podium altogether.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2021
  • Since the current points system used to determine Derby qualifiers started in 2013, post-time favorites have landed in the superfecta payout all nine years – six wins, one second and two fourths.
    — Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022
  • Maybe the real romance would be two people doing what us non-time-traveler normies do every day: choosing someone to love, and choosing every day to continue loving them with no guarantee that any of it is written in the stars.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2022
  • Other non-time goals could be more tangentially related, for instance: Cutting back on drinking in the weeks leading up to the race, or prioritizing sleep and focusing on healthy foods—whatever that looks like to you.
    — SELF, 5 Nov. 2021

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