A nonspatial continuum in which events occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future, A number, as of years, days, or minutes, representing such an interval, The present with respect to prevailing conditions and trends, adjective_ Constructed so as to operate at a particular moment, Of, relating to, or measuring time, Payable on a future date or dates, transitive verb_ To set or maintain the tempo, speed, or duration of, To speculate based on the anticipated short-term performance of (a market), To record the speed or duration of