TIME in a Sentence

Learn TIME from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

420 example sentences for TIME, such as:

1. It's time to suckle my baby.
2. Who waits for time, loses time.
3. This ain't any time for blubbering.
4. I cannot give you time or attention.
5. Once upon a time there was a princess.

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 Meanings and Examples of TIME
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
time
 n.  the point or period when something occurs
 n.  a particular point in the day, as expressed in hours and minutes or shown on a clock
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  She was imperious and Indian, and at the same time hot and sorrowful.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  I cannot give you time or attention.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  I looked at him all the time and he looked at me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
4  I've thought of it almost every time I've talked to him, said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
5  by the time he had come back with the Duchess, it had entirely.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
6  She felt quite wicked by the time she reached the door.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
7  'THAT generally takes some time,' interrupted the Gryphon.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
8  His head was held up all the time and he looked very grand.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
9  Mary had not had time to pay much attention to her changing face.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
10  It was time for Colin to be wheeled back also.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
11  However, this time he was really interested for a little while.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
12  By this time the dental instruments were ready.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
13  So he played with him every time he got a chance.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
14  This ain't any time for blubbering.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
15  But they discovered the danger in time, and made shift to avert it.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  Take time when time cometh, lest time steal away.
17  She's been having a tough time of it lately.
18  Take time when time comes lest time steal away.
19  She's had a really tough time the last year and a half.
20  It's time to get tough with football hooligans.
21  Put your toys away now - it's time for bed.
22  The baby was howling all the time I was there.
23  True love shows itself in time of need.
24  It's time to suckle my baby.
25  A word in time is worth two afterwards.
26  Once upon a time there was a princess.
27  There's usually a lot of traffic at this time of day.
28  Apart from tears, only time could wear everything away.
29  At last the time arrived for the performance to begin.
30  Who waits for time, loses time.