Meaning
The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English tyme, time, from Old English tīma (“time, period, space of time, season, lifetime, fixed time, favorable time, opportunity”), from Proto-West Germanic *tīmō, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂imō, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (“to divide”). Related to tide. Not related to Latin tempus. Cognates * Scots tym, tyme (“time”) * Alemannic German Zimen, Zīmmän (“time, time of the year, opportune time, opportunity”) * Danish time (“hour, lesson”) * Elfdalian taime (“hour”) * Faroese tími (“hour, lesson, time”) * Icelandic tími (“time, season”) * Norwegian time (“lesson, hour”) * Swedish timma, timme (“hour”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 28 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-23MBEINTU
- 2026-08-08MEILTUV
- 2026-07-02MEGILNT
- 2026-05-09TAEGHIM
- 2026-02-19MACEHIT
- 2026-02-11METIFNY
- 2026-01-13MEYTLIN
- 2025-11-15METOIGN
- 2025-11-07TCZVIEM
- 2025-10-26MAEINTY
- 2025-06-22TENJIMO
- 2025-06-10TEMIGLZ
+16 earlier appearances in the archive.