“of time”

The following 13 entries include the term of time.

equation of time

noun phrase

: the difference between apparent time and mean time usually expressed as a correction which is to be added to apparent time to give local mean time

ahead of time

idiom

: at an earlier or previous time : in advance : beforehand

for any length of time

idiom

: for more than a very small amount of time

in the course of time

idiom

: as time passes

in the nick of time

idiom

: just before the last moment when something can be changed or something bad will happen

lost in the mists of time

idiom

: long forgotten

run out of time

idiom

: to have no more time to do or complete something

short space of time

noun phrase

: a short time

stand the test of time

idiom

: to continue to be important, respected, etc., for a long period of time

take (a lot of) time

idiom

: to require that a lot of time needs to pass before happening or getting finished

the sands of time

noun phrase

used to refer to the passage of time

to/till/until the end of time

idiom

: forever : always

waste of time

noun phrase

: a bad use of time


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