time

Pronunciation: [taim]

Average Rank: 65

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 时间, 时侯, 时机, 时期, 期限, 次数, 节拍, 暂停, 规定时间 vt. 测定...的时间, 记录...的时间, 计时, 定时 a. 时间的, 记时的, 定时的, 定期的, 分期的 [计] DOS内部命令:用于显示或设定系统的时间

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. an instance or single occasion for some event
  • n. a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something
  • n. an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
  • n. a suitable moment
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: times
Past Participle: timed
Present Participle: timing
Past: timed
3rd Person: times

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#51

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.5% (Top 99.5% most frequent)
99.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#75

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.2% (Top 99.2% most frequent)
99.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#69

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.3% (Top 99.3% most frequent)
99.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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