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I. time [taɪm] N

1. time no pl (considered as a whole):

time
Zeit f <-, -en>
time is on sb's side
as time goes by [or on]
to make time for sth
sich dat die Zeit für etw acc nehmen
for all time
in time
over [or with]time

2. time no pl (period, duration):

time
Zeit f <-, -en>
extra time SPORTS
Verlängerung f <-, -en>
free [or spare]time
Freizeit f <-> kein pl
future time
Zukunft f <->
injury time Brit SPORTS
Nachspielzeit f <-, -en>
period of time
Zeitraum m <-(e)s, -räume>
running time CINE
Spielzeit f <-, -en>
past time
Vergangenheit f <-, -en>
present time
Gegenwart f <->
to do sth for a time
to find [the] time to do sth
to give sb a hard time inf
to make time for sb/sth
sich dat Zeit für jdn/etw nehmen
to spend [a lot of] time [in] doing sth
to waste sb's time
all the [or this]time
all the [or this]time (always)
for a time
in no [or next to no][or less than no]time [at all]

3. time (pertaining to clocks):

what's the time? [or what time is it?]
the time is 8.30
es ist 8.30 Uhr
to keep bad/good time watch, clock
to gain/lose time watch, clock

5. time (occasion):

time
Mal nt <-(e)s, -e>
every [or each]time
every time I ...
jedes Mal [o. immer] , wenn ich ...
one/two at a time persons
at any [given] [or [any] one]time
at any [given] [or [any] one]time
at the time
at the present [or Am this]time
from time to time
from time to time

6. time (frequency):

time
Mal nt <-(e)s, -e>
time and [time] again
oft <öfter, am öftesten>

7. time no pl (correct moment):

the time has come to ...
[and] about time [too] Brit, Aus (yet to be accomplished)
to do sth dead [or exactly][or right] on time inf
on time

8. time often pl (era, lifetime):

time
Zeit f <-, -en>
time was when you could ...
the best .... of all time
to be ahead of [or esp Brit before] one's time
in my time

9. time TRANSP (schedule):

10. time (hour registration method):

Sommerzeit f <-> kein pl

11. time SPORTS:

time
Zeit f <-, -en>
record time
Rekordzeit f <-, -en>

12. time (multiplied):

13. time no pl MUS:

time
Takt m <-(e)s, -e>

14. time (remunerated work):

part time
short time Brit
Kurzarbeit f <-> kein pl
to work [or be on] short time Brit

15. time Brit (end of pub hours):

“time [please]!”

16. time ([not] like):

to not give sb the time of day
to not have much time for sb

Phrases:

to do [or serve]time inf
sitzen <sitzt, saß, gesessen> inf fig
time is a great healer, time heals all wounds prov
time is money prov
time moves on [or passes]
[only] time can [or will] tell saying

II. time [taɪm] VB trans

1. time (measure duration):

2. time (choose best moment for):

3. time (arrange when sth should happen):

OpenDict entry

time N

OpenDict entry

time N

long time no hear inf
long time no see inf
OpenDict entry

time N

time will tell whether ...

-time [taɪm] COMP

-time (lunch, story):

-time
bed-time
Schlafenszeit f <-, -en>
lunch-time
Mittagspause f <-, -n>

time af·ter ˈtime ADV inv

time after time

ˈac·cess time N COMPUT

access time
Zugriffszeit f <-, -en>

ˈad·ver·tis·ing time N no pl

Werbezeit f <-, -en>

ˈall-time ADJ attr, inv

all-time
all-time high/low

ˈbig time N inf

I. ˈbig-time ADV inv inf (in a big way)

II. ˈbig-time ADJ attr

big-time criminal
big-time capitalist, company, manufacturer
im großen Stil nach n
big-time boy
Spitzenpolitiker(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
Obergauner(in) m (f) inf

ˈcheap time N Am inf

Present
Itime
youtime
he/she/ittimes
wetime
youtime
theytime
Past
Itimed
youtimed
he/she/ittimed
wetimed
youtimed
theytimed
Present Perfect
Ihavetimed
youhavetimed
he/she/ithastimed
wehavetimed
youhavetimed
theyhavetimed
Past Perfect
Ihadtimed
youhadtimed
he/she/ithadtimed
wehadtimed
youhadtimed
theyhadtimed