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time N

I. time [taɪm] N

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

time
Zeit f <-, -en>
time marches [or moves] on
in the course of time
to be a matter [or question] of time
time is on sb's side
as time goes by [or on]
to kill time
to make time for sth
sich dat die Zeit für etw acc nehmen
time-tested
for all time
in time
over [or with]time

2. time no pl (period, duration):

time
Zeit f <-, -en>
sorry, folks, we're [all] out of time now Am, Aus inf
the time is ripe
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 <->
in one week's time
in one's own time
some/a long time ago
most of the time
to do sth for a time
to find [the] time to do sth
to gain/lose time
there's no time to lose [or to be lost]
there's no time to lose [or to be lost]
to give sb a hard time inf
to have an easy/hard time with sth
to make time for sb/sth
sich dat Zeit für jdn/etw nehmen
to pass the time
to run out of time
to save time
to spend [a lot of] time [in] doing sth
to take [a long/short] time
to take one's time
to waste time
to waste sb's time
after a time
all the [or this]time
all the [or this]time (always)
for a time
for a long/short time
in no [or next to no][or less than no]time [at all]

3. time (pertaining to clocks):

have you got the time?
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

4. time (specific time or hour):

time
Zeit f <-, -en>
I'll call you ahead of time esp Am

5. time (occasion):

time
Mal nt <-(e)s, -e>
the last time we went to Paris, ...
every [or each]time
every time I ...
jedes Mal [o. immer] , wenn ich ...
for the first time
some other time
one/two at a time
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
three times champion Brit, Aus [or Am three time champion]
oft <öfter, am öftesten>

7. time no pl (correct moment):

it's time for bed
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
in time
on time
on time (as scheduled)

8. time often pl (era, lifetime):

time
Zeit f <-, -en>
time was when you could ...
at his time of life
the best .... of all time
to be ahead of [or esp Brit before] one's time
from [or since]time immemorial [or esp Brit out of mind]
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>
he won the 100 metres in record time

12. time (multiplied):

13. time no pl MUS:

time
Takt m <-(e)s, -e>
to be/play out of time
to beat time
to get out of time
to keep time
in three-four time

14. time (remunerated work):

part time
short time Brit
Kurzarbeit f <-> kein pl
to have time off
to take time off
time off
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
to have a lot of time for sb

Phrases:

to do [or serve]time inf
sitzen <sitzt, saß, gesessen> inf fig
time flies [when you're having fun] saying
time is a great healer, time heals all wounds prov
time is money prov
time moves on [or passes]
there's no time like the present saying
[only] time can [or will] tell saying
time and tide wait for no man [or no one] prov
a week is a long time in politics saying

II. time [taɪm] VB trans

1. time (measure duration):

to time sb over 100 metres
to time an egg

2. time (choose best moment for):

to time sth

3. time (arrange when sth should happen):

to time sth to ...
etw so planen, dass ...
to time a bomb to explode at ...

time N

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time N

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time N

long time no hear inf
long time no see inf
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time N

time will tell whether ...

-time [taɪm] COMP

-time (lunch, story):

-time
bed-time
Schlafenszeit f <-, -en>
lunch-time
Mittagspause f <-, -n>
it's nap-time

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
all-time high/low
all-time high/low

ˈbig time N inf

to be in the big time
to hit [or make] the big time

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

big-time

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

cheap time
cheap time
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