time of day en · NOUN
Meanings
- The time according to the clock.
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A loosely specified period of time, minutes or hours in duration, especially daytime, or point in time.
"At what time of day and year are the winds strongest?" / "Winter mornings, I think, or maybe at day’s end."
She would fold laundry at this time of day.
I love that time of day. The light is magical.
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The greeting appropriate to the time of day.
to give/bid someone the time of day
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(dated, dialectal, informal) era: time; day.
that's how it was in that time of day [ = at that time, back in that day]
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(archaic) The right thing; the ticket; that which is needed.
‘Never mind me, Sir,’ replied Sam. ‘Lend him a hand, Mr. Winkle, sir. Steady, sir, steady! That’s the time o’ day!’
1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| times of day | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
fair time of day · bid the time of day · give the time of day · time of day animation · good time of day · pass the time of day · know the time of day
Relateds
know what's o'clock · time of the month
Synonyms
loosely specified period of time · o'clock (time according to the clock) · hour (loosely specified point in time) · time (loosely specified point in time) · clock time (time according to the clock) · time (time according to the clock)
Translations (20)
es hora del día (time according to the clock) · pl pora dnia (loosely specified period of or point in time) · fi päivää (greetings appropriate to the time of day) · de Tageszeit (loosely specified period of or point in time) · ga am den lá (loosely specified period of or point in time) · sv tid på dagen (loosely specified period of or point in time) · fi vuorokaudenaika (loosely specified period of or point in time) · ro timpul zilei (loosely specified period of or point in time) · ru приве́т (greetings appropriate to the time of day) · ru вре́мя су́ток (greetings appropriate to the time of day) · fi aika päivästä (loosely specified period of or point in time) · is tími dags (loosely specified period of or point in time) · pl czas (time according to the clock) · pl powitanie (greetings appropriate to the time of day) · es hora del día (loosely specified period of or point in time) · ka დღის მონაკვეთი (loosely specified period of or point in time) · ru вре́мя (loosely specified period of or point in time) · ka დღის პერიოდი (loosely specified period of or point in time) · nl moment van de dag (loosely specified period of or point in time) · hu napszak (loosely specified period of or point in time)