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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Time lock, a lock having clockwork attached, which, when wound up, prevents the bolt from being withdrawn when locked, until a certain interval of time has elapsed.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)
 

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