time of day

Definitions

1. The time according to the clock.
2. A loosely specified period of time, minutes or hours in duration, especially daytime, or point in time.
3. The greeting appropriate to the time of day.
4. era: time; day.
   dated, dialectal, informal
5. The right thing; the ticket; that which is needed.
   archaic

Equivalents

10 more languages

Bosanskimasa

Suomipäiväävuorokaudenaika

Hrvatskimasa

Magyarnapszak

Bahasa Indonesiamasa

Kurdîmasa

Nederlandsmoment van de dag

Polskipora dnia

Românătimpul zilei

Српскиmasa

Examples

“"At what time of day and year are the winds strongest?" / "Winter mornings, I think⟳, or maybe at day’s end⟳."”

“She would fold⟳ laundry at this time of day.”

“I love⟳ that time of day. The light⟳ is magical.”

“to give⟳/bid someone the time of day”

to acknowledge, greet

“that's how it was in that time of day [ = at that time, back in that day]”

“‘Never mind⟳ me, Sir,’ replied Sam. ‘Lend⟳ him a hand, Mr. Winkle, sir. Steady, sir, steady! That’s the time o’ day!’”

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