How to Use time in a Sentence

time

1 of 3 noun
  • Feel free to call me at any time, day or night.
  • It has been that way since the beginning of time.
  • The poem is a reflection on the passage of time.
  • The two events were separated by time and space.
  • Would you prefer the meeting to be at an earlier time?
  • They were given a relatively short amount of time to finish the job.
  • The situation has been getting more complicated as time goes by.
  • What was happening at that particular moment in time?
  • If only I could travel back in time and do things differently.
  • Take your time to process things.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But maybe there’s a time and a place.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This silk scarf earns its keep a dozen times over.
    — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
  • For a long time, Iran was home.
    — Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, the movie has a heart and soul.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The cause of the fire is not known at this time.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Allen was sacked 14 times last year.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Both were in their 30s at the time.
    — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Hey, for those of you who pray, now's the time to do it.
    — Amanda Castro shane Croucher anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • How to manage in times of war or famine.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • This isn’t the time for playing safe.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • It's saved us time and trouble.
    — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This time, there was no need to worry.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Nobody claimed that these are the best of times.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But longer games has not meant more playing time.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Over time, the egg white becomes more acidic.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But at the same time, these guys all have the chance to talk to him.
    — Andy Vasquez, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
  • How have your reading tastes changed over time?
    — New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The teams square off for the fourth time this season.
    — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • At times, she’s been shown wincing on the bench.
    — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • This time last year, the two were sharing the court.
    — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026

time

2 of 3 verb
  • He timed it so that he made the shot just before the clock ran out.
  • She timed the shot perfectly.
  • He timed the students as they completed their tests.
  • The runners are timed with special watches.
  • They timed their vacation to coincide with the jazz festival.
  • So to give up four in a row, times that by four.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Many crews timed out or were stranded in the wrong places.
    — Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The chefs in the open kitchen know how to time their starches.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022
  • All events are timed, which makes for some low-stakes drama.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • His fastball has been timed at 91 mph.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • It was timed well, as far as Duran sees it.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 6 June 2026
  • It’s all been very well timed by Sherwood, too.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The news is well timed about a show that feels at the peak of its powers.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The ones in your yard will not be so carefully timed.
    — Becky Wern, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026
  • That said, trying to time the top can backfire.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Other things can be timed and ought to be learned on schedule.
    — Todd R. Nelson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2018
  • Of course, as with anything, the key here is timing.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Either way, don't try to time the market.
    — Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • In this, the games were remarkably well timed.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
  • The sessions will be released this fall, timed with the new film.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Clark timed her run to perfection and met the ball at the right time.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Will it be timed for release with a new front-of-shirt sponsor?
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • It will be timed to turn crisp and golden when the second half kicks off.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2019
  • The visit couldn’t have been better timed.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Our toilet breaks were strictly timed.
    — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • Dixon didn’t wear a watch, but asked a friend to time him without calling out splits.
    — Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Those who try to time the market and jump out end up not knowing when to get back in.
    — Aviva Pinto, Forbes, 12 July 2022
  • Trying to time your last words to a dying loved one is a tricky business.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2021
  • The airline sent a rescue aircraft but the crew of that plane timed out.
    — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Prosper timed tonight’s trip with the new moon; eels get skittish when there’s too much light.
    — Karen Pinchin, Smithsonian, 5 Feb. 2018

time

3 of 3 adjective
  • The Last Wun was the multi-time Grammy nominee’s third album in as many years.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Now, with a new three-point threat, Booker can become a multi-time scoring champion throughout his career.
    — Evan Sidery, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Paul is a multi-time Emmy winner, known for his work on Breaking Bad and Westworld.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Savage was a multi-time world champion in both WWE and WCW.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Favorites have been defeated in the past five Oaks, with Untapable in 2014 the last post-time choice to win the race.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2020
  • All of the info below is available below, centered around the Bolts (pre-time flexes, which start as early as Week 5 this year).
    — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Garland is a multi-time All-Star whose major issue has been injuries, especially this season.
    — Ngwa Numfor, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Bowden is a multi-time cancer survivor, including prostate cancer in 2007 and skin cancer on at least two occasions.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Having zero centers available against a team that starts three 7-footers and has a 6-10, multi-time All-Star coming off the bench?
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Being a multi-time world champion, Hamilton is aware of the ingredients that go into a team to develop a championship-winning car.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • On Friday, Tennessee further made that effort clear by parting ways with another multi-time Pro Bowler.
    — Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The wrestling industry is founded upon innovation, so the multi-time world champion put the onus on independent promoters to figure things out.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • In hindsight, getting multi-time All Star Russell Westbrook with the fourth overall pick in 2008 is a best-case scenario.
    — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2020
  • When Doug Herbert’s teenage sons died in a car crash, the multi-time Top Fuel drag racing champion vowed to make sure other families never face the same heartbreak.
    — AZCentral.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Indiana, like New Orleans, sports a multi-time All-Star, Pascal Siakam, as its starting power forward.
    — Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The comments have once again ignited speculation about a potential return to the WWE ecosystem for the former multi-time world champion.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • All of the info below is formatted specifically for the Broncos’ 2025 schedule (pre-time flexes, which start as early as Week 5 this year).
    — Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • On the Rams' first drive of the game, the multi-time Pro Bowler was able to find Davante Adams on a four-yard passing touchdown to get Los Angeles on the board.
    — Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Another multi-time wedding dress re-wearer is none other than Queen Camilla (unsurprisingly, as the royal family is known for repeating outfits).
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 31 May 2026
  • The Warriors then took Green out of the game, which led to the multi-time All-Star heading back to the locker room shortly before the Sixers and the Warriors went in for the half.
    — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The multi-time Grammy winner is now fully on the road to his forthcoming LP, ICEMAN.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Since the current points system used to determine Derby qualifiers started in 2013, post-time favorites have landed in the superfecta payout all nine years – six wins, one second and two fourths.
    — Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022
  • Before this latest competition, Shiffrin, the biggest winner in the history of the World Cup circuit and a multi-time Olympian, had failed to make the podium in eight straight Olympic events.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The multi-time All-Star had a dismal 3-of-14 shooting performance, finishing with just eight points and seven assists, and didn't seem quite as connected with his Grizzlies teammates when playing.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • True to historic form, in those eight races, the post-time favorite was victorious three times with one of those being a dead heat in the Kelso Stakes between favored Zulu Kingdom and 8 to 1 shot Mi Bago.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The former multi-time world champion has been off TV since his loss to Jacob Fatu at WrestleMania 42 last month, but with Fatu moving to Raw, that feud appears to be over and done with.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • One is dedicated to agriculture and is crowded with farmers like Grantly Samuel, a multi-time USVI Farmer of the Year, whose booth overflows with lettuce, cabbage, and tomatoes.
    — Nikki Miller-Ka, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2026
  • After fighting for a near-certain victory, which would have been his second of the year and made Colton the first multi-time winner of 2021, instead of O’Ward, the Andretti driver lost a podium altogether.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2021
  • Connecticut is undeniably less talented than Indiana, who will still start three multi-time All-Stars in guard Kelsey Mitchell, forward Natasha Howard and center Aliyah Boston.
    — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Sources have revealed that multi-time Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow is ending his NFL retirement, as his team, the Detroit Lions, is set to play in one of the league's Thanksgiving games.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025

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