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21 keep time
((of a clock etc) to show the time accurately: Does this watch keep (good) time?) ganga rétt -
22 kill time
(to find something to do to use up spare time: I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not.) drepa tímann -
23 night-time
noun (the time when it is night: Owls are usually seen at night-time.) næturtími, að nóttu -
24 no time (at all)
(a very short time indeed: The journey took no time (at all).) svipstund -
25 no time (at all)
(a very short time indeed: The journey took no time (at all).) svipstund -
26 on time
(at the right time: He got here on time.) á réttum tíma -
27 prime time
noun (the evening hours, the time when most viewers are watching television: The programme will be broadcast during prime time.) -
28 supper-time
noun (the time in the evening when people eat supper: I'll be back at supper-time.) kvöldverðartími -
29 tea-time
noun (the time in the late afternoon or early evening at which people take tea: He said he would be back at tea-time.) tetími -
30 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) keppni við tímann -
31 at the same time
1) (together.) á sama tíma2) (nevertheless: Mountain-climbing is fun, but at the same time we must not forget the danger.) samt sem áður -
32 bide one's time
(to wait for a good opportunity: I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.) bíða, þreyja -
33 breakfast-time
noun I'll deal with that at breakfast-time.) morgunverðarstund -
34 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) í bili -
35 half-time
noun (a short rest between two halves of a game (of football etc): the players ate oranges at half-time.) hálfleikur -
36 mark time
(to move the feet up and down as if marching, but without going forward: He's only marking time in this job till he gets a better one.) ganga á staðnum; bíða átekta -
37 small-time
adjective ((of a thief etc) not working on a large scale: a small-time crook/thief.) minniháttar, smá- -
38 two etc at a time
(singly, or in groups of two etc: They came into the room three at a time.) í einu, á sama tíma -
39 all in good time
(soon enough.) þegar þar að kemur -
40 all the time
(continually.) alltaf, sí og æ
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Time — Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time ball — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time bargain — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time bill — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time book — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time detector — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time enough — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time fuse — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time immemorial — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time lock — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time of day — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English