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specified
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adjective
clearly and explicitly stated
meals are at specified times
operating
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adjective
involved in a kind of operation
the operating conditions of the oxidation pond
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adjective
(= operational, in operation)
being in effect or operation
de facto apartheid is still operational even in the 'new' African nations
— Leslie Marmon Silko
bus service is in operation during the emergency
the company had several operating divisions
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.