APT TIME
\ˈapt tˈa͡ɪm], \ˈapt tˈaɪm], \ˈa_p_t t_ˈaɪ_m]\
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Apt time sometimes depends upon lapse of time; as, where a thing is required to be done at the first term, or within a given time, it cannot be done afterwards. But the phrase more usually refers to the order of proceedings, as fit or suitable. Pugh v. York, 74 N. C. 383.
By Henry Campbell Black
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