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time
Noun
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Time is what we measure with a clock.
"What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)."
I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later?
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If you do something one time, you do it once.
time
Verb
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If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc.
Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.
is
Verb
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A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else.
He is late for class.
Is it hot in here?
passing
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noun
(= pass, passing play)
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
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adjective
(= ephemeral, transient, transitory, fugacious)
lasting a very short time
the ephemeral joys of childhood
a passing fancy
youth's transient beauty
love is transitory but it is eternal
fugacious blossoms
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noun
euphemistic expressions for death
thousands mourned his passing
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noun
the motion of one object relative to another
stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
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noun
the end of something
the passing of winter
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noun
(= pass)
success in satisfying a test or requirement
his future depended on his passing that test
he got a pass in introductory chemistry
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noun
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
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adjective
(= pass)
of advancing the ball by throwing it
a team with a good passing attack
a pass play
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adjective
allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
a passing grade
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noun
(= passage)
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
the passage of air from the lungs
the passing of flatus
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adjective
(= casual, cursory, perfunctory)
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
a passing glance
perfunctory courtesy
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adverb
(= extremely)
to an extreme degree
extremely cold
extremely unpleasant
so
Adverb
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How much; very much.
The box was so wide that the person was not able to take it through the door.
so
Preposition
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With purpose. Saying the reason why someone does something.
The person locks the door so no one is able to come in and take things.
We help them so that they can get better.
quickly
Adverb
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If you do something quickly or something happens quickly, it happens in a very short time.
Please close the door quickly. You'll let the cat out.
I hope the train gets here quickly. I'm late already.