how to pronounce time

/ˈtaɪm/

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time is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of time in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… but now is not the time to let our guard …”

meaning of time

Time is the measurement of the passage of events, usually from the past through the present to the future.

time frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word time occurs in english on average 2324.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics time can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that time can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;