How to Use time in a Sentence

time

1 of 2 noun
  • Feel free to call me at any time, day or night.
  • It has been that way since the beginning of time.
  • The poem is a reflection on the passage of time.
  • The two events were separated by time and space.
  • Would you prefer the meeting to be at an earlier time?
  • They were given a relatively short amount of time to finish the job.
  • The situation has been getting more complicated as time goes by.
  • What was happening at that particular moment in time?
  • If only I could travel back in time and do things differently.
  • The best months of the year are here again, and it’s about damn time.
    Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 1 Sep. 2020
  • But at the same time, these guys all have the chance to talk to him.
    Andy Vasquez, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
  • But at the same time, the fire alarm in the house was not going off.
    Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • No one wants to spend a lot of time or money in the chase.
    Michael Nagrant, RedEye Chicago, 12 July 2018
  • That’s when the band struck up a song that was all over the airwaves at the time.
    J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Now is the time to pick up the phone or go online and book a trip.
    Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The time has come to leave the military and join the civilian world.
    Valerie Sweeten, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Ten more birds were dead by the time experts found them on the beach.
    Robin Estrin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Kids can learn at their own pace, and in their own time.
    Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 2 July 2020
  • Two or more tokens can be on the same space at the same time.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
  • That’s where 3s come from a lot of times, from a defense like this.
    Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2018
  • According to the police, 24 people were on the bus at the time of the crash.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Try to schedule a time to see the car in person and test-drive it.
    Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • At that time, the board wanted to start a fire district.
    Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2023
  • For the very first time, Wallen has a chart double in the land Down Under.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Find all tee times; first tee time is 3 a.m. (Kevin Kisner).
    Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2021
  • It is believed to have been the last time anyone saw him.
    Fox News, 29 July 2022
  • The Ducks had a couple of chances to tie it in the second, but Mrazek was there each time.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The Colts game went over last weekend for the first time this season.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The 2023 event moved to the weekend for the first time in the event’s history and proved to be a success.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But at a time like this, there's no harm in doing it again.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2020
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time

2 of 2 verb
  • He timed it so that he made the shot just before the clock ran out.
  • She timed the shot perfectly.
  • He timed the students as they completed their tests.
  • The runners are timed with special watches.
  • They timed their vacation to coincide with the jazz festival.
  • The chefs in the open kitchen know how to time their starches.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • The ad, timed for March Madness, first came out on April.
    Sofia Lotto Persio, Quartz, 30 June 2023
  • The kitchen will time the food preparation to the arrival of the couriers.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Nine times his Packers ranked in the top 10 in scoring.
    Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The airline sent a rescue aircraft but the crew of that plane timed out.
    Clara McMichael, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The runs are chip-timed, and the party and dinner are included in the race fee.
    Lake County News-Sun, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Gilson tried to time her burst to the finish line, but Hartman was able to match her.
    cleveland, 7 Nov. 2020
  • It will be timed to turn crisp and golden when the second half kicks off.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Trying to time the stock market is a fool's journey to the poor house.
    David Rae, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • Since the ’70s, Christie’s and Sotheby’s have timed their sales of these things, called Americana, for the same week.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Some sought advice on whether to try to time their fourth shots to the next wave of infections.
    Yasmeen Abutaleb and Lena H. Sun, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2022
  • The change in certain colors can be used to time one's heartbeat.
    Natasha Chen, CNN, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Eggs Epic has a knack for timing its own store updates to Valve’s.
    Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Those who try to time the market and jump out end up not knowing when to get back in.
    Aviva Pinto, Forbes, 12 July 2022
  • Is Marty two-timing his wife or is this part of his plan to turn Maya?
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Dixon didn’t wear a watch, but asked a friend to time him without calling out splits.
    Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Retailers like to time the opening of new stores twice a year, and this is one of them.
    Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Other things can be timed and ought to be learned on schedule.
    Todd R. Nelson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2018
  • Prosper timed tonight’s trip with the new moon; eels get skittish when there’s too much light.
    Karen Pinchin, Smithsonian, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Most Oscar contenders open in fall, timed to the heart of awards season.
    Patrick Shanley, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Trying to time your last words to a dying loved one is a tricky business.
    Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Your dad’s mother would go to the grocery store, and your dad’s father would time her.
    Longreads, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Postal workers use it to time their daily runs to Oronsay and back.
    Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021
  • For the stage crew, each step of each tour stop is meticulously timed.
    Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com, 17 Aug. 2017
  • Attempting to time the ups and downs in the stock market is unwise.
    Mark Zandi, CNN, 5 Jan. 2023

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