Time Roget’s Thesaurus §106 N. time, duration, period, term, stage, space, span,
spell, season, the whole time, the whole period, space-time, course,
snap, intermediate time, while,
interim, interval,
pendency, intervention,
intermission,
intermittence,
interregnum,
interlude,
respite, era, epoch, time of life, age, year, date,
decade, moment,
&c. (instant) 113, glass of time, sands of time, march of time, father time, ravages of time, arrow of time, river of time, whirligig of time, noiseless foot of time,
scythe V. continue last endure, go on, remain,
persist,
intervene,
elapse, hold out, take time, take up time, fill time, occupy time, pass time, pass away time, spend time, while away time, consume time, talk against time, tide over, use time, employ time, seize an opportunity, waste time
Adj. continuing, on foot, permanent
Adv. while, whilst, during,
pending, during the time, during the interval, in the course of, at that point, at that point in time, for the time being, day by day, in the time of, when, meantime, meanwhile, in the meantime, in the interim,
ad interim, pendente lite, de die in diem, from day to day, from hour to hour &c, hourly, always, for a time, for a season, till, until, up to, yet, as far as, by that time, so far,
hereunto,
heretofore, prior to this, up to this point, the whole time, all the time, all along, throughout, for good &c. (diuturnity) 110,
hereupon,
thereupon,
whereupon, then,
anno domini, a, d, ante christum, a, c, before christ, b, c, anno urbis conditae, a, u, c, anno regni, a, r, once upon a time, one fine morning, one fine day, one day, once
Phr. time flies, tempus fugit, time runs out, time runs against, race against time, racing the clock, time marches on, time is of the essence, "time and tide wait for no man", ad calendas groecas, "panting time toileth after him in vain", "'gainst the tooth of time and razure of oblivion", "rich with the spoils of time", tempus edax rerum, "the long hours come and go", "the time is out of joint", "time rolls his ceaseless course", "time the foe of man's dominion", "time wasted is existence, used is life", truditur dies die, volat hora per orbem, carpe diem
N. {ant. 132} lateness,
tardiness, delay,
delation,
cunctation,
procrastination,
deferring, deferral,
postponement,
adjournment,
prorogation,
retardation,
respite,
pause,
reprieve, stay of execution,
protraction,
prolongation, fabian policy, medecine expectante, chancery suit, federal case,
leeway, high time, moratorium, holdover
V. be late,
tarry, wait, stay,
bide, take time,
dawdle,
linger,
loiter, bide one's time, take one's time, gain time, hang fire, stand over, lie over, put off,
defer, delay, lay over,
suspend, table, shift off, stave off,
waive,
retard,
remand,
postpone,
adjourn,
procrastinate,
dally,
prolong,
protract, spin out, draw out, lengthen out, stretch out,
prorogue, keep back, tide over, push to the last, drive to the last, let the matter stand over, reserve,
temporize, consult one's pillow, sleep on it, lose an opportunity, be kept waiting, dance attendance, kick one's heels, cool one's heels, faire antichambre, wait impatiently,
await, sit up, sit up at night
Adj. late,
tardy, slow,
behindhand,
serotine,
belated, postliminious,
posthumous, backward,
unpunctual, untimely, delayed,
postponed,
dilatory, delayed, in abeyance
Adv. late,
lateward, backward, late in the day, at sunset, at the eleventh hour, at length, at last, ultimately, after time, behind time, after the deadline, too late, too late for, slowly, leisurely,
deliberately, at one's leisure,
ex post facto, sine die
Phr. nonum prematur in annum, "against the sunbeams serotine and lucent", ie meglio tardi che mai, deliberando saepe perit occasio
N. cessation, discontinuance,
desistance,
desinence,
intermission, remission,
suspense, suspension,
interruption, stop,
stopping,
closure,
stoppage,
halt, arrival,
pause, rest,
lull,
respite,
truce, drop,
interregnum,
abeyance,
cloture, dead stop, dead stand, dead lock,
finis, cerrado, blowout, burnout, meltdown,
disintegration,
comma,
colon,
semicolon, period, full stop, end, death
V. cease, discontinue,
desist, stay,
halt, break off, leave off, hold, stop, pull up, stop short, stick, hang fire,
halt,
pause, rest, burn out, blow out, melt down, have done with, give over,
surcease, shut up shop, give up, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels, come to a stand, come to a standstill, come to a deadlock, come to a full stop, arrive, go out, die away, wear away, wear off, pass away, be at an end,
disintegrate, self-destruct,
intromit,
interrupt,
suspend,
interpel,
intermit,
remit, put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to,
derail, turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect, bring to a stand, bring to a standstill, stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent, pull the check- string, pull the plug on
Int. hold, stop, enough,
avast, have done, a truce to, soft, leave off, tenez, phr, "i pause for a reply"
N. deliverance,
extrication,
rescue,
reprieve,
reprieval,
respite,
liberation,
emancipation,
redemption, salvation,
riddance, gaol delivery,
redeemableness V. deliver,
extricate,
rescue, save,
emancipate,
redeem,
ransom, bring off, bring through, tirer d'affaire, get the wheel out of the rut, snatch from the jaws of death, come to the rescue, rid,
retrieve, be rid of, get rid of
Int. to the rescue, 3, precursory measures
N. repose, rest, silken repose, sleep, # relaxation, breathing time,
halt, stay,
pause,
respite, day of rest,
dies non, sabbath, lord's day,
holiday, red-letter day,
vacation,
recess V. repose, rest, rest and be thankful, take a rest, take one's ease, take it easy,
relax, unbend,
slacken, take breath, rest upon one's oars,
pause, stay one's hand, lie down,
recline, recline on a bed of down, recline on an easy chair, go to rest, go to bed, go to sleep, take a holiday, shut up shop, lie fallow
Adv. at rest, phr, "the best of men have ever loved repose", "to repair our nature with comforting repose"
N. acquittal,
acquitment,
clearance, # exculpation,
acquittance,
clearance,
exoneration, discharge,
quietus,
absolution,
compurgation,
reprieve,
respite,
pardon,
impunity, diplomatic immunity,
immunity, plea bargain, deal with the prosecutor, no cause for action, no damages
V. acquit,
exculpate,
exonerate, clear,
absolve,
whitewash,
assoil, discharge, release,
liberate,
reprieve,
respite,
pardon, let off, let off scot- free, drop the charges, plea bargain, strike a deal, no-cause, get no-caused
Phr. nemo bis punitur pro codem delicto
