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unit of timenounAny particular time interval, used as a standard way of measuring or expressing duration.
time intervalnounA period of time with fixed, well-defined limits.
elapsed timenoun(sports, especially drag racing) The duration of time that has passed between the commencement of the event and its completion, irrespective of any time-outs, half-time breaks, or other interruptions.
time framenounThe period of time during which something is expected to occur, or does occur.
time beingnounThe present time.
time constantnoun(physics) The time in which a physical system's response to a step-wise change in an external variable reaches approximately 63% of its final (asymptotic) value.
time scalenounA series of events used as a rough measure of duration.
clock timenounSynonym of wall time.
time stampnounAlternative form of timestamp. [(especially computing) A variable containing the date and time at which an event occurred, often included in a log to track the sequence of events.]
timespannounAn interval of time.
timescalenounAlternative spelling of time scale. [A series of events used as a rough measure of duration.]
durationnounAn amount of time or a particular time interval.
time slicenoun(computing) The period of time for which a process is allowed to run in a preemptive multitasking system.
access timenoun(computing) The time interval between the issuing of a request to read data from or write data to a storage device and the completion of this action.
timeframenounAlternative spelling of time frame. [The period of time during which something is expected to occur, or does occur.]
time periodnounThe length of time during which an activity occurs or a condition remains, which may be measured either in seconds or in millions of years, depending upon the nature of the activity or condition being considered.
timekeepingnounThe measurement of time, or determining what the local time is: the act or process of keeping the time.
mean timenounSynonym of solar time.
time travelnoun(chiefly science fiction) Travel to the past or to the future, typically by means of a time machine or a wormhole.
time linenounAlternative form of timeline. [A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).]

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