time
verb/taɪm/
/taɪm/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they time | /taɪm/ /taɪm/ |
| he / she / it times | /taɪmz/ /taɪmz/ |
| past simple timed | /taɪmd/ /taɪmd/ |
| past participle timed | /taɪmd/ /taɪmd/ |
| -ing form timing | /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ |
- to measure how long it takes for something to happen or for somebody to do something
- time something ‘How long does it take to get to Leeds from here?’ ‘I don’t know, I’ve never timed it.’
- time something at something The winner was timed at 20.4 seconds.
- time how long… Time how long it takes you to run ten laps.
- Time how long it takes you to answer the questions.
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- [often passive] to arrange to do something or arrange for something to happen at a particular time
- time something for something She timed her arrival for shortly after 3.
- be… timed Their visit was perfectly timed.
- The runners set off at precisely timed intervals.
- Their request was poorly timed (= it was made at the wrong time).
- time something + adv. If we time it right, we should miss the traffic.
- ‘I hope we're not too early.’ ‘You couldn't have timed it better!’
- be timed to do something The announcement of her new role was timed to coincide with the launch of her latest book.
Extra Examples- The meeting is timed for 2 o'clock.
- The schedule must be carefully timed.
- This campaign is well timed.
- a beautifully timed entrance
- The show is timed to coincide with the launch of her new book.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- conveniently
- well
- beautifully
- …
- for
- be timed to coincide with something
- time something to hit or kick a ball at a particular moment in a sports game
- She timed the pass perfectly.
- a beautifully timed shot
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- conveniently
- well
- beautifully
- …
- for
- be timed to coincide with something
see also ill-timed, mistime, timing, well timed
measure time
arrange time
in sport
Word OriginOld English tīma, of Germanic origin; related to tide, which it superseded in temporal senses. The earliest of the current verb senses (dating from late Middle English) is ‘do (something) at a particular moment’.
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