time

/tɑem/

#48 of the most-used English words

noun

1. The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
   "Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"
2. A duration of time.
3. An instant of time.
4. The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
   "Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time."

verb

1. To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
   "I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block."
2. To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
   "The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl."
3. To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
4. To pass time; to delay.

Similar: set, clock

interjection

1. Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause.
2. The umpire's call in prizefights, etc.
3. A call by a bartender to warn patrons that the establishment is closing and no more drinks will be served.