time
US /taɪm/
Definition
an instance or single occasion for some event
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We don't have enough time to review every application today.
Word Family
Synonyms
- periodan amount of time
- durationthe period of time during which something continues
- occasionan event that occurs at a critical time
Collocations
- Easy on timeindicating position, contact, or basis regarding time
- Medium time management skillsto time management skills, meaning to measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
- Hard at an inopportune timeindicating a specific point in time, place, or degree an inopportune time
- Very Hard time is of the essenceto time is of the essence, meaning to measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time
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