time

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as in moment
a particular point at which an event takes place remember that one time you tried to wash the dog in the sink

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as in day
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing back in my parents' time, families usually had only one car

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as in duration
the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress how much time will the project take?

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Recent Examples of time Before arriving in Carolina, he was placed on the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2010s and earned first-team All-Pro distinctions four times. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025 This has lengthened container transit times by one-to-two weeks, in most instances. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2025 At that point, the writers gathered to familiarize themselves (for the first time) with the original show and began concocting various excuses for having big-name stars floating in and out of the Bradys’ new life in Malibu. Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025 Upon doing that same series of pairwise comparisons hundreds of times, there was an underlying pattern that seemed to appear: Analysis of Preference: Blue was chosen statistically more often than any other color. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time
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Noun
  • The final moments of the episode also reveal that the parasitic alien Sequids are still roaming the sewers, the bloodthirsty Battle Beast is alive in space and Angstrom Levy (Sterling K. Brown) survived the Invincible War.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The receivers were ready, warmed up and ready for their big moment.
    Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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  • Their experience there was brief, too — they were knocked out of the group stage on a head-to-head tiebreaker — and, with that, the curtain closed on their heyday.
    Rory Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • In a voice-over, one producer claimed that only men agreed to share their experience with the disgraced actor.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Global ocean temperatures shattered heat records for 450 straight days in 2023 and 2024, fueling more intense hurricanes, driving unexpectedly high sea level rise, killing marine life and causing catastrophic coral reef bleaching.
    Laura Paddison, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
  • According to the New York Times, who caught a peek at Peck during rehearsal, his Emcee appears to have been informed by his days coming up in the Canadian punk scene.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Expect many delays around the area until the end of the festival. Events such as the Cherry Blossom Parade have also closed roads in the city before during the duration of the event.
    Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The scale and duration of the tariffs remain unclear, but a portion of the taxes on imports will probably reach consumers, Powell told an economic forum in New York City last week.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On multiple occasions over the last few days, in important ties (also referring to the League Cup final in England between Chelsea and Manchester City last Saturday at Pride Park, home of second-tier men’s team Derby County), our members have been asked to play in substandard conditions.
    Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Life in Wheeling, which has on two separate occasions been the capital of West Virginia, was once quite busy.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • New Zealand was beyond incredible and Princess made sure every guest got to experience it in their own way, whether that meant adventure, sightseeing or a combination of both.
    Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • His hobbies include reading, listening to music and going on long, winding adventures on his road bike.
    Thomas Saccente, arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Their only chance to put things right is to reach something called the Forever Stone, a mass of granite that is also one of Earth’s longest-lasting rocks, and is accessible in all time periods.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The final weeks of March are a critical period in the application process, as most top schools release their decisions on or around Ivy Day.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This concept, detailed in his Nicomachean Ethics, links happiness to living a meaningful life in accordance with reason.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In 2021, a Facebook post from Combs sang her praises as controlling all aspects of his life.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025

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