单词 | in process of time |
释义 | > as lemmasin (also †by) (the) process of time a. The passing or lapsing of time, years, seasons, etc. Chiefly in in (also †by) (the) process of time: in the course of time, as time goes on; gradually, in due course. Formerly also †by (also in) process. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [noun] > course or passage of time process1357 concoursec1400 coursec1460 successionc1485 passing-by1523 by-passing1526 slacka1533 continuancea1552 race1565 prolapse1585 current1587 decurse1593 passage1596 drifting1610 flux1612 effluxion1621 transcursion1622 decursion1629 devolution1629 progression1646 efflux1647 preterition1647 processus1648 decurrence1659 progress1664 fluxation1710 elapsing1720 currency1726 lapse1758 elapse1793 time-lapse1864 wearing1876 the world > time > [adverb] > in course of time or as time goes on on (also upon) hand (also hands)c1200 in (also by) (the) process of time1357 by (also in) process?1523 in success of time1546 in continuancea1552 in length of time1697 J. Gaytryge Lay Folks' Catech. (York Min.) (1901) 18 And so þis chirche has þre statys be processe of tyme. c1385 G. Chaucer Knight's Tale 2967 By proces and by lengthe of certeyn yerys, Al stynted is the moornynge. ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 193 Sewynge..accordeþ to torne woundes..in þe whiche some þing is to be drawen oute by processe [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. in processe]. c1440 (?a1396) W. Hilton in G. G. Perry Eng. Prose Treat. (1921) 20 Therfor we muste abide and wirke be processe of tyme. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 1212 And they thus overryde oure londis, they shall by proces brynge us all to nought. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xxiii. 70 That is by long proces of tyme chaunged. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xl The sappe woll nat ronne into the toppe kyndely. But by processe the toppe wolle dye. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) i. 28 b In processe of time she was detected to be one of a naughtie slanderous tongue. 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets civ. sig. G2v Three beautious springs to yellow Autumne turn'd, In processe of the seasons haue I seene. View more context for this quotation a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) i. §12. 8 All Man-kind succeeding..afterward in processe to be derived from him. 1654 R. Codrington tr. Justinus Hist. xviii. 267 After the process of many yeers..they took shipping again. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 297 To found this nether Empire, which might rise By pollicy, and long process of time. View more context for this quotation 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 154. ⁋2 In due Process of Time I was a pretty Rake among the Men. 1736 L. Welsted Scheme & Conduct Providence iv. 32 That the same thing would, in process, have happened of itself. 1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 75 Villeins, by this and many other means, in process of time gained considerable ground on their lords. 1838 T. Arnold Hist. Rome I. 31 The city of the Palatine Hill grew in process of time, so as to become a city of seven hills. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Locksley Hall in Poems (new ed.) II. 106 The thoughts of men are widen'd with the process of the suns. 1903 E. MacCulloch Guernsey Folk Lore 61 In process of time they [sc. lands] came to be sub-fieffed by their possessors. 1956 Life 2 Apr. 66/1 The Charter became in the process of time an enduring witness that the power of the Crown was not absolute. 2000 G. M. Winrow Dialogue with Mediterranean ii. 43 In the process of time the parties concerned will become more familiar with each other. < as lemmas |
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