🕰️ A period or era ✖️ Multiplication

times

902 2.6

A period in history with particular events or ideas

noun
/taɪmz/

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But it's taught me through those dark times to find the Silver Linings.

But yeah, great times and loved it a lot.

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Examples

During those ancient times, people relied heavily on agriculture for their livelihood.
But yeah, great times and loved it a lot.

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I've driven over this bridge so many times, it is crazy.
The Renaissance was a remarkable period in history with many transformative times.
The times of industrialization brought significant changes to society and the economy.

Synonyms

period

vstimes

∞ 2.1

A length of time with a clear start and end, like a class or game segment

is about particular spans marked by events or general circumstances rather than formal segments

age

vstimes

809 5.5

A time in history marked by a main event or feature

is used for particular spans not necessarily long or historical in scope

era

vstimes

761 2.5

A period of time marked by important events or features

is broader including spans defined by general circumstances rather than single points

time period

vstimes

124 2.2

A length of time that includes certain events

is about a particular span marked by events or wider circumstances

timespan

vstimes

1 3.4

A period of time between a start and an end

focuses on a particular span marked by events or wider circumstances not just duration

historic period

vstimes

1 4.2

A time in the past when important events or changes happen

is not limited to historical eras and applies to any particular span

Idioms

at times

464 1.0

Happens sometimes but not often

a hundred times

78 2.5

An amount multiplied by one hundred

nine times out of ten

Informal

16 2.0

In almost all cases

behind the times

8 4.8

Old-fashioned and not keeping up with new ideas

at the best of times

5 6.2

Even when things are at their best, something is still difficult or unpleasant

to keep up with the times

4 3.9

Stay modern by learning about new trends

Compounds

three times

747 1.0

To multiply a number or amount by three

four times

301 1.0

To multiply an amount by four

two times

174 1.0

Twice as much or as many

Times Square

108 2.7

A busy part of Manhattan with bright lights, theaters, and New Year's Eve celebrations

hard times

96 3.1

A period when people have many problems with money or daily life

old times

81 3.4

The past that people remember with warm feelings

modern times

33 3.4

The present time when people share common ideas and ways of life

sign of the times

Informal

14 4.6

Something that shows how people live or think now

times of need

5 3.2

Periods when people are in trouble and others must help them

Roman times

5 5.1

A time when ancient Rome ruled much of Europe

present times

1 3.1

The time now with the common ideas and ways people live

umpteen times

Informal

1 6.3

A very large number of times that are hard to count

burning times

NSFW

1 9.9

A period in Europe when many people accused of being witches are killed, often by burning at the stake

times sign

Specialized

1 2.3

A symbol × used to show multiplication between numbers

How Eventful

turbulence

11 7.7

hectic schedule

5 3.7

eventful

16 3.8

times

902 2.6

ordinary

681 1.0

quiet time

31 3.7

Surface Forms

time singular

times plural

Morphology

times = time (transparent) = time + s

Simple plural formation from the noun 'time'; the sense 'periods or eras' is directly derived and easily understood.

Etymology

Times comes from an old word time that meant a 'period' or 'season', and is related to tide, which also once meant a season or turning. So times refers to particular periods or eras marked by events.