Time bill. Same as Time-table. [Eng.]
Time book, a book in which is kept a record of the time
persons have worked.
Time detector, a timepiece provided with a device for
registering and indicating the exact time when a watchman
visits certain stations in his beat.
Time enough, in season; early enough. ``Stanly at Bosworth
field, . . . came time enough to save his life.'' --Bacon.
Time fuse, a fuse, as for an explosive projectile, which
can be so arranged as to ignite the charge at a certain
definite interval after being itself ignited.
Time immemorial, or Time out of mind. (Eng. Law) See
under Immemorial.
Time lock, a lock having clockwork attached, which, when
wound up, prevents the bolt from being withdrawn when
locked, until a certain interval of time has elapsed.
Time of day, salutation appropriate to the times of the
day, as ``good morning,'' ``good evening,'' and the like;
greeting.
To kill time. See under Kill, v. t.
To make time. (a) To gain time. (b) To occupy or use (a certain) time in doing something;
as, the trotting horse made fast time.
To move, run, or go, against time, to move, run, or
go a given distance without a competitor, in the quickest
possible time; or, to accomplish the greatest distance
which can be passed over in a given time; as, the horse is
to run against time.
True time. (a) Mean time as kept by a clock going uniformly. (b) (Astron.) Apparent time as reckoned from the transit
of the sun's center over the meridian.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |