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71time — I UK [taɪm] / US noun Word forms time : singular time plural times *** Metaphor: Time is like money or like something that you buy and use. I ve spent a lot of time on this project. ♦ We are running out of time. ♦ You have used up all the time… …
72time — n. & v. n. 1 the indefinite continued progress of existence, events, etc., in past, present, and future regarded as a whole. 2 a the progress of this as affecting persons or things (stood the test of time). b (Time) (in full Father Time) the… …
73short-term memory — noun what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it • Syn: ↑STM, ↑immediate memory • Hypernyms: ↑memory, ↑remembering * * * information retained in the brain and retrievable from it over a brief span of time (contrasted with long term… …
74time frame — noun a time period during which something occurs or is expected to occur an agreement can be reached in a reasonably short time frame • Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period * * * noun : a period of time especially with respect to… …
75time — often has a curious magnetic effect, attracting extra words to sentences, as here: Indeed, he likes to say that prostitution is a kind of time share business, since the property in question is being occupied for a short length of time (New… …
76Short circuit — A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short or s/c) allows a current along a different path from the one intended. The electrical opposite of a short circuit is an open circuit , which is an infinite resistance between two nodes. It is common …
77time — often has a curious magnetic effect, attracting extra words to sentences, as in: The property was occupied for a short length of time. Make it for a short time. Occasionally, time itself is superfluous, as in constructions of this sort: The… …
78Time zone — Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. For other uses, see Time zone (disambiguation). Local time redirects here. For the mathematical concept, see Local time (mathematics). This article is about time zones in general. For a list of time zones by… …
79Time discipline — In sociology and anthropology, time discipline is the general name given to social and economic rules, conventions, customs, and expectations governing the measurement of time, the social currency and awareness of time measurements, and people s… …
80short — 1. adjective 1) a short piece of string Syn: small, little, tiny; informal teeny Ant: long 2) short people Syn: small, little, petite, tiny, diminu …
