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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

measure, quantity, amount go
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

interval, time interval
a definite length of time marked off by two instants

noun.time

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access time go
(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive
space, distance go
the interval between two times
embolism, intercalation go
an insertion into a calendar
seek time go
(computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to a specific data track
time constant go
(electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude
slot, time slot go
a time assigned on a schedule or agenda
lunitidal interval go
interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian
absence go
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
break, suspension, interruption, pause, intermission go
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
interlude go
an intervening period or episode
lag, interim, meantime, meanwhile go
the time between one event, process, or period and another
latent period go
the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms
latency, latent period, reaction time, response time go
the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
eternity go
a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)
round, rhythm, cycle go
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
lead time go
the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process
period go
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
float go
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
latency, rotational latency go
(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
processing time go
the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure