as time passed by
51time — [OE] Time originally denoted ‘delimited section of existence, period’. Its ultimate source is the Indo European base *dī ‘cut up, divide’. This passed into prehistoric Germanic as *tī (source also of English tide), and addition of the suffix *… …
52time is up — the time is over, the time has already passed …
53time something out — (of a computer or a program) cancel an operation automatically because a predefined interval of time has passed. → time …
54time flies — a certain period has passed surprisingly quickly. I can t believe your daughter is old enough to be in college already! How time flies! Etymology: based on the saying time flies when you are having fun …
55time — [OE] Time originally denoted ‘delimited section of existence, period’. Its ultimate source is the Indo European base *dī ‘cut up, divide’. This passed into prehistoric Germanic as *tī (source also of English tide), and addition of the suffix *… …
56passed the time — spend time …
57time delay lock — n. a lock that has a mechanism for preventing unlocking until a specific amount of time has passed …
58passed dividend — An omitted dividend; a dividend not declared at the time for the declaration of the dividend under former practice of the corporation, especially where the dividend is one payable regularly on preferred stock …
59Absolute time — 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… …
60Apparent time — 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… …
