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time

/tɑem/ /taɪm/

Meanings
noun
The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

Examples :

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"
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Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration establishment

establishment noun

/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

"Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business."

Illustration coinciding

coinciding verb

/ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdɪŋ/ /ˌkoʊɪnˈsɪdaɪŋ/

To occupy exactly the same space.

"The two squares coincide nicely."

Illustration comparison

comparison noun

/kəmˈpæɹɪsən/

The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.

"to bring a thing into comparison with another;  there is no comparison between them"

Illustration inevitable

inevitable noun

/ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/

Something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.

"The inevitable consequence of missing homework is a bad grade. "

Illustration president

president noun

/ˈpɹɛzɨdənt/

An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.

"The president of the student council used last year's debate as a precedent for this year's election rules. "

Illustration progression

progression noun

/prəˈɡreʃən/ /proʊˈɡreʃən/

The act of moving from one thing to another.

"The student's progression from beginner to advanced level took two years of study. "

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration prizefights

prizefights noun

/ˈpraɪzfaɪts/

A professional boxing match, in which two boxers compete for a prize (usually money).

"My grandfather loved watching prizefights on television every weekend. "

Illustration measurement

measurement noun

/ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/ /ˈmeʒ.ɚ.mənt/

The act of measuring.

"The measurement of the room's length was important for ordering new furniture. "

Illustration perfectly

perfectly adverb

/ˈpɜːfɪktli/ /ˈpɝfɪktli/

With perfection.

"They completed the first series perfectly."

Illustration stopwatch

stopwatch noun

/ˈstɒpwɒtʃ/ /ˈstɑːpwɑːtʃ/

A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.

"The runner used a stopwatch to time how long it took to run the mile. "