time

1. (uncountable)The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

   Time stops for nobody. the ebb and flow of time

   the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past

2. The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

   (uncountable)The feeling of the passage of events and their relative duration, as experienced by an individual.

   Time flies when you're having fun.

3. (uncountable, usually)A dimension of spacetime with the opposite metric signature to space dimensions; the fourth dimension.

   Both science-fiction writers and physicists have written about travel through time.

4. (uncountable)Change associated with the second law of thermodynamics; the physical and psychological result of increasing entropy.

   Time slows down when you approach the speed of light.

5. (uncountable)The property of a system which allows it to have more than one distinct configuration.

   An essential definition of time should entail neither speed nor direction, just change.

6. A duration of time.

   (uncountable)A quantity of availability of duration.

   More time is needed to complete the project.

   You had plenty of time, but you waited until the last minute.

7. (countable)A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.

   a long time

   Record the individual times for the processes in each batch.

   Zeit

   вре́мяvrémja

   часčas

8. (slang, uncountable)The serving of a prison sentence.

   The judge leniently granted a sentence with no hard time.

   He is not living at home because he is doing time.

   срокsrok

   строкstrok, термінtermin

9. (countable)An experience.

   We had a wonderful time at the party.

   a person's experience on a particular occasion

10. (countable)An era; (articulated, sometimes in the plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.

    Roman times

    the time of the dinosaurs

11. (uncountable)A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.

    In my time, we respected our elders.

    Zeit

    вре́мяvrémja

12. (countable, figuratively, singular, uncountable)Time out; temporary, limited suspension of play.

1. I was trying to kill time.

   Я намагався вбити час. — triantafillou

   ruЯ пытался скоротать время. — paul_lingvo

   deIch versuchte, die Zeit totzuschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. It happened a long time ago.

   Це трапилося дуже давно. — deniko

   ruЭто произошло давным-давно. — Hellerick

   deEs ist vor langer Zeit passiert. — MUIRIEL

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3. It's high time you got going.

   Тобі вже давно час іти. — deniko

   ruТебе уже пора идти. — fjay69

   deDu solltest schon längst abgefahren sein. — xtofu80

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4. We are having a good time.

   Нам весело. — deniko

   ruМы хорошо проводим время. — odexed

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5. Are you having a good time?

   Ви добре проводите час? — deniko

   ruВы хорошо проводите время? — nami

   deAmüsierst du dich gut? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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