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Adj. horary†; hourly, annual &c (periodical) 138. 108a
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Adj. horary†; hourly, annual &c (periodical) 138. 108a. Contingent Duration -- Adv. during pleasure, during good behavior; quamdiu se bene gesserit [Lat.]. 109. [Indefinite duration.] Course -- N. corridors of time, sweep of time, vesta of time†, course of time, progress of time, process of time, succession of time, lapse of time, flow of time, flux of time, stream of time, tract of time, current of time, tide of time, march of time, step of time, flight of time; duration &c 106. [Indefinite time] aorist†. V. elapse, lapse, flow, run, proceed, advance, pass; roll on, wear on, press on; flit, fly, slip, slide, glide; run its course. run out, expire; go by, pass by; be past &c 122. Adj. elapsing &c v.; aoristic†; progressive. Adv. in due time, in due season; in in due course, in due process, in the fullness of time; in time. Phr. labitur et labetur [Lat.] [Horace]; truditur dies die [Lat.] [Horace]; fugaces labuntur anni [Lat.] [Horace]; tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow creeps in this petty pace from day to day [Macbeth]. 110. [Long duration.] Diuturnity -- N. diuturnity†; a long time, a length of time; an age, a century, an eternity; slowness &c 275; perpetuity &c 112; blue moon, coon's age [U.S.], dog's age. durableness, durability; persistence, endlessness, lastingness &c adj.†; continuance, standing; permanence &c (stability) 150; survival, survivance†; longevity &c (age) 128; distance of time. protraction of time, prolongation of time, extension of time; delay &c (lateness) 133.
tarry &c (be late) 133; drag on, drag its slow length along, drag a lengthening chain; protract, prolong; spin out, eke out, draw out, lengthen out; temporize; gain time, make time, talk against time. outlast, outlive; survive; live to fight again.
lingering, protracted, prolonged, spun out &c v.. long-pending, long-winded; slow &c 275. Adv. long; for a long time, for an age, for ages, for ever so long, for many a long day; long ago &c (in a past time) 122; longo intervallo [It]. all the day long, all the year round; the livelong day, as the day is long, morning noon and night; hour after hour, day after day, &c; for good; permanently &c adj.. 111. [Short duration.] Transientness -- N. transience, transientness &c adj.†; evanescence, impermanence, fugacity [Chem], caducity†, mortality, span; nine days' wonder, bubble, Mayfly; spurt; flash in the pan; temporary arrangement, interregnum. velocity &c 274; suddenness &c 113; changeableness &c 149. transient, transient boarder, transient guest [U.S.].
temporal, temporary; provisional, provisory; deciduous; perishable, mortal, precarious, unstable, insecure; impermanent. brief, quick, brisk, extemporaneous, summary; pressed for time &c (haste) 684; sudden, momentary &c (instantaneous) 113.
eternize, perpetuate. Adj. perpetual, eternal; everduring†, everlasting, ever-living, ever-flowing; continual, sempiternal†; coeternal; endless, unending; ceaseless, incessant, uninterrupted, indesinent†, unceasing; endless, unending, interminable, having no end; unfading†, evergreen, amaranthine; neverending†, never-dying, never-fading; deathless, immortal, undying, imperishable. Adv. perpetually &c adj.; always, ever, evermore, aye; for ever, for aye, till the end of the universe, forevermore, forever and a day, for ever and ever; in all ages, from age to age; without end; world without end, time without end; in secula seculorum [Lat.]; to the end of time, to the crack of doom, to the 'last syllable of recorded time' [Macbeth]; till doomsday; constantly &c (very frequently) 136. Phr. esto perpetuum [Lat.]; labitur et labetur in omne volubilis oevum [Lat.] [Horace]; but thou shall flourish in immortal youth [Addison]; Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought [Addison]; her immortal part with angels lives [Romeo and Juliet]; ohne Rast [G.], [Goethe's motto]; ora e sempre [It]. 113. [Point of time] Instantaneity -- N. instantaneity, instantaneousness, immediacy; suddenness, abruptness. moment, instant, second, minute; twinkling, trice, flash, breath, crack, jiffy, coup, burst, flash of lightning, stroke of time. epoch, time; time of day, time of night; hour, minute; very minute &c, very time, very hour; present time, right time, true time, exact correct time.
speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift, lively, blitz; rapid (velocity) 274. Adv. instantaneously &c adj.; in no time, in less than no time; presto, subito†, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot; in a moment &c n.. in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice; in one's tracks; right away; toute a l'heure [Fr.]; at one jump, in the same breath, per saltum [Lat.], uno saltu [Lat.]; at once, all at once; plump, slap; at one fell swoop; at the same instant &c n.; immediately &c (early) 132; extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment; no sooner said than done; just then; slap-dash &c (haste) 684. Phr. touch and go; no sooner said than done. 114. [Estimation, measurement, and record of time.] Chronometry -- N. chronometry, horometry†, horology; date, epoch; style, era. almanac, calendar, ephemeris; register, registry; chronicle, annals, journal, diary. [Instruments for the measurement of time] chronogram; clock, wall clock, pendulum clock, grandfather's clock, cuckoo clock, alarm clock, clock radio; watch, wristwatch, pocket watch, stopwatch, Swiss watch; atomic clock, digital clock, analog clock, quartz watch, water clock; chronometer, chronoscope†, chronograph; repeater; timekeeper, timepiece; dial, sundial, gnomon, horologe, pendulum, hourglass, clepsydra†; ghurry†. chronographer†, chronologer, chronologist, timekeeper; annalist. calendar year, leap year, Julian calendar, Gregorian calendar, Chinese calendar, Jewish calendar, perpetual calendar, Farmer's almanac, fiscal year.
disregard of time, neglect of time, oblivion of time. intempestivity &c 135 [Obs.].
be beforehand &c (be early) 132; steal a march upon, anticipate, forestall; have the start, gain the start. Adj. prior, previous; preceding, precedent; anterior, antecedent; pre-existing, pre-existent; former, foregoing; aforementioned, before-mentioned, abovementioned; aforesaid, said; introductory &c (precursory) 64. Adv. before, prior to; earlier; previously &c adj.; afore†, aforehand†, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile†; ere then, ere now, before then, before now; erewhile†, already, yet, beforehand; on the eve of. Phr. prior tempore prior jure [Lat.]. 117. Posteriority -- N. posteriority; succession, sequence; following &c 281; subsequence, supervention; futurity &c 121; successor; sequel &c 65; remainder, reversion. V. follow after &c 281, come after, go after; succeed, supervene; ensue, occur; step into the shoes of. Adj. subsequent, posterior, following, after, later, succeeding, postliminious†, postnate†; postdiluvial†, postdiluvian†; puisne†; posthumous; future &c 121; afterdinner, postprandial. Adv. subsequently, after, afterwards, since, later; at a subsequent, at a later period, at a later date; next, in the sequel, close upon, thereafter, thereupon, upon which, eftsoons†; from that time, from that moment; after a while, after a time; in process of time. 118. The Present Time -- N. the present, the present time, the present day, the present moment, the present juncture, the present occasion; the times, the existing time, the time being; today, these days, nowadays, our times, modern times, the twentieth century; nonce, crisis, epoch, day, hour. age, time of life. Adj. present, actual, instant, current, existing, extant, that is; present-day, up-to-date, up-to-the-moment. Adv. at this time, at this moment &c 113; at the present time &c n.; now, at present; at hand. at this time of day, today, nowadays; already; even now, but now, just now; on the present occasion; for the time being, for the nonce; pro hac vice. [Lat.]; on the nail, on the spot; on the spur of the moment, until now; to this day, to the present day. Phr. the present hour alone is man's [Johnson]. 119. [Time different from the present.] Different time -- N. different time, other time. [Indefinite time] aorist. Adj. aoristic; indefinite. Adv. at that time, at which time, at that moment, at that instant; then, on that occasion, upon; not now, some other time. when; whenever, whensoever; upon which, on which occasion; at another time, at a different time, at some other time, at any time; at various times; some one of these days, one of these days, one fine morning; eventually, some day, by and by, sooner or later; some time or other; once upon a time. 120. Synchronism -- N. synchronism; coexistence, coincidence; simultaneousness, simultaneity &c adj.; concurrence, concomitance, unity of time, interim. [Having equal times] isochronism†. contemporary, coetanian†. V. coexist, concur, accompany, go hand in hand, keep pace with; synchronize. Adj. synchronous, synchronal†, synchronic, synchronical, synchronistical†; simultaneous, coexisting, coincident, concomitant, concurrent; coeval, coevous†; contemporary, contemporaneous; coetaneous†; coeternal; isochronous. Adv. at the same time; simultaneously &c adj.; together, in concert, during the same time; in the same breath; pari passu [Lat.]; in the interim; as one. at the very moment &c 113; just as, as soon as; meanwhile &c (while) 106. 121. [Prospective time.] Futurity -- N. futurity, futurition; future, hereafter, time to come; approaching time, coming time, subsequent time, after time, approaching age, coming age, subsequent age, after age, approaching days, coming days, subsequent days, after days, approaching hours, coming hours, subsequent hours, after hours, approaching ages, coming ages, subsequent ages, after ages, approaching life, coming life, subsequent life, after life, approaching years, coming years, subsequent years, after years; morrow; millennium, doomsday, day of judgment, crack of doom, remote future. approach of time advent, time drawing on, womb of time; destiny &c 152; eventuality. heritage, heirs posterity. prospect &c (expectation) 507; foresight &c 510. V. look forwards; anticipate &c (expect) 507, (foresee) 510; forestall &c (be early) 132. come on, draw on; draw near; approach, await, threaten; impend &c (be destined) 152. Adj. future, to come; coming &c (impending) 152; next, near; close at hand; eventual, ulterior; in prospect &c (expectation) 507. Adv. prospectively, hereafter, in future; kal†, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow; in course of time, in process of time, in the fullness of time; eventually, ultimately, sooner or later; proximo [Lat.]; paulo post futurum [Lat.]; in after time; one of these days; after a time, after a while. from this time; henceforth, henceforwards†; thence; thenceforth, thenceforward; whereupon, upon which. soon &c (early) 132; on the eve of, on the point of, on the brink of; about to; close upon.
antiquity, antiqueness†, status quo; time immemorial; distance of time; remote age, remote time; remote past; rust of antiquity. [study of the past] paleontology, paleography, paleology†; paleozoology; palaetiology†, archaeology; paleogeography; paleoecology; paleobotany; paleoclimatoogy; archaism, antiquarianism, medievalism, Pre-Raphaelitism; paleography. retrospect, retrospection, looking back, memory &c 505. laudator temporis acti [Lat.]; medievalist, Pre-Raphaelite; antiquary, antiquarian; archmologist &c; Oldbuck, Dryasdust. ancestry &c (paternity) 166. V. be past &c adj.; have expired &c adj., have run its course, have had its day; pass; pass by, go by, pass away, go away, pass off, go off; lapse, blow over. look back, trace back, cast the eyes back; exhume. Adj. past, gone, gone by, over, passed away, bygone, foregone; elapsed, lapsed, preterlapsed†, expired, no more, run out, blown over, has-been, that has been, extinct, antediluvian, antebellum, never to return, gone with the wind, exploded, forgotten, irrecoverable; obsolete &c (old) 124. former, pristine, quondam, ci-devant [Fr.], late; ancestral. foregoing; last, latter; recent, over night; preterperfect†, preterpluperfect†. looking back &c v.; retrospective, retroactive; archaeological &c n.. Adv. paleo-; archaeo-; formerly; of old, of yore; erst [G.], whilom, erewhile†, time was, ago, over; in the olden time &c n.; anciently, long ago, long since; a long while, a long time ago; years ago, yesteryear, ages ago; some time ago, some time since, some time back. yesterday, the day before yesterday; last year, ultimo; lately &c (newly) 123. retrospectively; ere now, before now, till now; hitherto, heretofore; no longer; once, once upon a time; from time immemorial, from prehistoric times; in the memory of man; time out of mind; already, yet, up to this time; ex post facto.
innovation; renovation &c (restoration) 660. modernism; mushroom, parvenu; latest fashion.
late, modern, neoteric, hypermodern, nouveau; new-born, nascent, neonatal [Med.], new-fashioned, new-fangled, new-fledged; of yesterday; just out, brand-new, up to date, up to the minute, with it, fashionable, in fashion; in, hip [Coll.]; vernal, renovated, sempervirent†, sempervirid†. fresh as a rose, fresh as a daisy, fresh as paint; spick and span.
not long ago, a short time ago. Phr. di novello tutto par bello [It]; nullum est jam dictum quod non dictum est prius [Lat.]; una scopa nuova spazza bene [It]. 124. Oldness -- N. oldness &c adj.†; age, antiquity; cobwebs of antiquity. maturity; decline, decay; senility &c 128. seniority, eldership, primogeniture. archaism &c (the past) 122; thing of the past, relic of the past; megatherium†; Sanskrit. tradition, prescription, custom, immemorial usage, common law.
prime; primitive, primeval, primigenous†; paleolontological, paleontologic, paleoanthropological, paleoanthropic†, paleolithic, primordial, primordinate†; aboriginal &c (beginning) 66; diluvian†, antediluvian; protohistoric†; prehistoric; antebellum, colonial, precolumbian; patriarchal, preadamite†; paleocrystic†; fossil, paleozoolical, paleozoic, preglacial†, antemundane†; archaic, classic, medieval, Pre-Raphaelite, ancestral, black-letter. immemorial, traditional, prescriptive, customary, whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary; inveterate, rooted. antiquated, of other times, rococo, of the old school, after-age, obsolete; out of date, out of fashion, out of it; stale, old-fashioned, behind the age; old-world; exploded; gone out, gone by; passe, run out; senile &c 128; time worn; crumbling &c (deteriorated) 659; secondhand. old as the hills, old as Methuselah, old as Adam†, old as history.
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