Classes Abstract Relations Time Absolute Time
Absolute Time
Nouns
time, duration
period, term, stage, space, span, spell, season
the whole time, the whole period
space-time
course etc. [Indefinite duration.] Course
snap. intermediate time, while, interim, interval, pendency
intervention, intermission, intermittence, interregnum, interlude
respite. era, epoch
time of life, age, year, date
decade etc. (period) [Definite duration, or portion of time.] Period
moment, c. (instant) [Point of time] Instantaneity
arrow of time
river of time, whirligig of time, noiseless foot of time
scythe.
Verbs
continue last endure, go on, remain, persist
intervene
elapse etc. [Indefinite duration.] Course
hold out. take time, take up time, fill time, occupy time. pass time, pass away time, spend time, while away time, consume time, talk against time
tide over
use time, employ time
seize an opportunity etc. Occasion
waste time etc. (be inactive) Inactivity .
Adverbs
while, whilst, during, pending
during the time, during the interval
in the course of, at that point, at that point in time
for the time being, day by day
in the time of, when
meantime, meanwhile
in the meantime, in the interim
ad interim
from day to day, from hour to hour etc.
hourly, always
for a time, for a season
till, until, up to, yet, as far as, by that time, so far, hereunto, heretofore, prior to this, up to this point. the whole time, all the time
all along
throughout etc. (completely) Completeness
for good etc. (diuturnity) [Long duration.] Diuturnity
then
anno Domini, A.D.
ante Christum, A.C.
before Christ, B.C.
A.U.C.
A.R.
once upon a time, one fine morning, one fine day, one day, once.
Phrases
time flies
time runs out, time runs against, race against time, racing the clock, time marches on, time is of the essence
panting Time toileth after him in vain" [Johnson]
'gainst the tooth of time and razure of 'gainst the tooth of time and razure of oblivion [Contr.] " [Measure for Measure]
rich with the spoils of time" [Gray]
the long hours come and go" [C.G. Rossetti]
the time is out of joint" [Hamlet]
Time rolls his ceaseless course" [Scott]
Time the foe of man's dominion" [Peacock]
time wasted is existence, used is life" [Young]
Nouns
neverness
" absence of time, no time
dies non
Tib's eve
Greek Kalends, a blue moon.
Adverbs
never, ne'er [Contr.]
at no time, at no period
on the second Tuesday of the week, when Hell freezes over
on no occasion, never in all one's born days, nevermore, sine die
in no degree.
Nouns
period, age, era
second, minute, hour, day, week, month, quarter, year, decade, decenniumm lustrum, quinquennium, lifetime, generation
epoch, ghurry, lunation, moon. century, millennium
Adverbs
during pleasure, during good behavior
Nouns
corridors of time, sweep of time, vesta of time, course of time, progress of time, process of time, succession of time, lapse of time, flow of time, flux of time, stream of time, tract of time, current of time, tide of time, march of time, step of time, flight of time
duration etc. Time . [Indefinite time] aorist.
Verbs
elapse, lapse, flow, run, proceed, advance, pass
roll on, wear on, press on
flit, fly, slip, slide, glide
run its course. run out, expire
go by, pass by
be past etc. [Retrospective time.] The Past
Adjectives
elapsing etc. v.
aoristic
progressive.
Adverbs
in due time, in due season
in in due course, in due process, in the fullness of time
in time.
Phrases
tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day" [Macbeth] .
Nouns
diuturnity
a long time, a length of time
an age, a century, an eternity
slowness etc. Slowness
perpetuity etc. [Endless duration.] Perpetuity
blue moon, coon's age [U.S.] , dog's age. durableness, durability
persistence, endlessness, lastingness etc. adj.
continuance, standing
permanence etc. (stability) Stability
survival, survivance
longevity etc. (age) Age
distance of time. protraction of time, prolongation of time, extension of time
delay etc. (lateness) Lateness .
Verbs
last, endure, stand, remain, abide, continue, brave a thousand years. tarry etc. (be late) Lateness
drag on, drag its slow length along, drag a lengthening chain
protract, prolong
spin out, eke out, draw out, lengthen out
temporize
gain time, make time, talk against time. outlast, outlive
survive
live to fight again.
Adjectives
durable
lasting etc. v.
of long duration, of long-standing
permanent, endless, chronic, long-standing
intransient, intransitive
intransmutable, persistent
lifelong, livelong
longeval, long-lived, macrobiotic, diuturnal, evergreen, perennial
sempervirent, sempervirid
unrelenting, unintermitting, unremitting
perpetual etc. [Endless duration.] Perpetuityetc. v.. long-pending, long-winded
slow etc. Slowness .
Adverbs
long
for a long time, for an age, for ages, for ever so long, for many a long day
long ago etc. (in a past time) [Retrospective time.] The Past
all the year round
the livelong day, as the day is long, morning noon and night
hour after hour, day after day, c.
for good
permanently etc. adj. .
Nouns
transience, transientness etc. adj.
evanescence, impermanence, fugacity [Chem] , caducity, mortality, span
nine days' wonder, bubble, Mayfly
spurt
flash in the pan
temporary arrangement, interregnum. velocity etc. Velocity
suddenness etc. [Point of time] Instantaneity
changeableness etc. Changeableness . transient, transient boarder, transient guest [U.S.] .
Verbs
be transient etc. adj.
flit, pass away, fly, gallop, vanish, fade, evaporate
pass away like a cloud, pass away like a summer cloud, pass away like a shadow, pass away like a dream.
Adjectives
transient, transitory, transitive
passing, evanescent, fleeting, cursory, short-lived, ephemeral
flying etc. v.
fugacious, fugitive
shifting, slippery
spasmodic
instantaneous, momentaneous. temporal, temporary
provisional, provisory
deciduous
perishable, mortal, precarious, unstable, insecure
impermanent. brief, quick, brisk, extemporaneous, summary
pressed for time etc. (haste) Haste
sudden, momentary etc. (instantaneous) [Point of time] Instantaneity
Adverbs
temporarily etc. adj.
for the moment, for a time
awhile
in a short time
soon etc. (early) Earliness
briefly etc. adj.
at short notice
on the point of, on the eve of
in articulo
between cup and lip.
Phrases
one's days are numbered
the time is up
here today and gone tomorrow
a schoolboy's tale, the wonder of the hour! [Byron]
Nouns
perpetuity, eternity, everness, aye, sempiternity, immortality, athanasia
interminability, agelessness, everlastingness etc. adj.
perpetuation
continued existence, uninterrupted existence
perennity
permanence (durability) [Long duration.] Diuturnity
Verbs
last forever, endure forever, go on forever
have no end. eternize, perpetuate.
Adjectives
perpetual, eternal
everduring, everlasting, ever-living, ever-flowing
continual, sempiternal
coeternal
endless, unending
ceaseless, incessant, uninterrupted, indesinent, unceasing
endless, unending, interminable, having no end
unfading, evergreen, amaranthine
neverending, never-dying, never-fading
deathless, immortal, undying, imperishable.
Adverbs
perpetually etc. adj.
always, ever, evermore, aye
for ever, for aye, till the end of the universe, forevermore, forever and a day, for ever and ever
in all ages, from age to age
without end
world without end, time without end
to the end of time, to the crack of doom, to the 'last syllable of recorded time'" [Macbeth]
till doomsday
constantly etc. (very frequently) Frequency .
Phrases
but thou shall flourish in immortal youth" [Addison]
Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought" [Addison]
her immortal part with angels lives" [Romeo and Juliet]
[Goethe's motto]
Nouns
instantaneity, instantaneousness, immediacy
suddenness, abruptness. moment, instant, second, minute
twinkling, trice, flash, breath, crack, jiffy, coup, burst, flash of lightning, stroke of time. epoch, time
time of day, time of night
hour, minute
very minute etc. , very time, very hour
present time, right time, true time, exact correct time.
Verbs
be instantaneous etc. adj.
twinkle, flash.
Adjectives
instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous, precipitous, precipitant, precipitate
subitaneous, hasty
quick as thought, quick as lightning, quick as a flash
rapid as electricity. speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift, lively, blitz
rapid (velocity) Velocity .
Adverbs
instantaneously etc. adj.
in no time, in less than no time
presto, subito, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot
in a moment etc. n.. in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice
in one's tracks
right away
at one jump, in the same breath
at once, all at once
plump, slap
at one fell swoop
" at the same instant etc. n.
immediately etc. (early) Earliness
extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment
no sooner said than done
just then
slap-dash etc. (haste) Haste .
Phrases
touch and go
no sooner said than done.
Nouns
chronometry, horometry, horology
date, epoch
style, era. almanac, calendar, ephemeris
register, registry
chronicle, annals, journal, diary. [Instruments for the measurement of time] chronogram
clock, wall clock, pendulum clock, grandfather's clock, cuckoo clock, alarm clock, clock radio
watch, wristwatch, pocket watch, stopwatch, Swiss watch
atomic clock, digital clock, analog clock, quartz watch, water clock
chronometer, chronoscope, chronograph
repeater
timekeeper, timepiece
dial, sundial, gnomon, horologe, pendulum, hourglass, clepsydra
ghurry. chronographer, chronologer, chronologist, timekeeper
annalist. calendar year, leap year, Julian calendar, Gregorian calendar, Chinese calendar, Jewish calendar, perpetual calendar, Farmer's almanac, fiscal year.
Verbs
fix the time, mark the time
date, register, chronicle
measure time, beat time, mark time
bear date
synchronize watches.
Adjectives
chronological, chronometrical, chronogrammatical
quattrocento, trecento.
Nouns
anachronism, metachronism, parachronism, prochronism
prolepsis, misdate
anticipation, antichronism. disregard of time, neglect of time, oblivion of time. intempestivity etc. Untimeliness .
Verbs
misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate
anticipate
take no note of time, lose track of time
anachronize.
Adjectives
misdated etc. v.
undated
overdue, past due
out of date.