time of day
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- noun
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- Why, Scarlett, what are you doing downtown at this time of day?
- date and time of day
- same time of day
- best time of day
They may learn the times of day that they can get things done.
- They may learn the times of day that they can get things done.
- Simply remembering what was the what was the time of day, was it night, was it day?
- OK, the variable they're looking at is time of day and demand for coffee.
- The next is fasting during the wrong time of day for you.
- Well, then yoga Nidra or an NSDR practice done frankly, any time of day is going to be beneficial.
- And so for, for you just personally, what, what time of day do you wake up and when's your first meal?
- Think of light intensity, duration, color and time of day.
Examples
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This time of day, most fish will be right about there.
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Well, who else would it be at this time of day?
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Depending on the time of day and year, switch off the lights when no one is present.
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The sun would be at my back that time of day.
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What are you doing here this time of day?
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Your mother wants you to call her no matter what time of day it is.
Fiction book (1994) -
When is the best time of day to eat carbs?
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A week ago, at just this time of day, we were on our way to La Guardia.
Fiction book (1991) -
It gets lonely here this time of day.
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Do you know the best time of day to go for a run?
Synonyms
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2.0
A particular occasion when something happens or you feel it
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1.0
A certain time of day shown on a clock
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Time shown by a clock or watch, not how you feel it
Surface Forms
Morphology
While the literal meaning 'time during the day' is directly compositional from 'time' + 'day', the attitudinal/idiomatic sense ('any attention or acknowledgment', as in 'not worth the time of day') relies on a conventionalized figurative use of 'give time' = give attention. The connection is partially guessable (giving time → giving attention) but the fixed construction and pragmatic nuance are not fully predictable for a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
Time of day comes from the simple act of checking a clock or the sun to find the exact hour. So it now means a particular point or period during the day when something happens.