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retime en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹiːtaɪm/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From re- + time.

Meanings

  1. The act of timing again.

Forms

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retimes Number=Plur lexicographic

retime en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɹiːˈtaɪm/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From re- + time.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To time again.
  2. (transitive) To reschedule for another time.
    • Train services will be retimed tomorrow because of strike action.
    • Many of the remaining trains have been retimed and where possible freight trains have also been diverted to alternative routes. 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
  3. (transitive) To change the timing or duration of.
    • to retime notes in music

Forms

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retimed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
retimed Tense=Past lexicographic
retimes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
retiming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic