timewardadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪmwəd/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪmwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: time n., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < time n. + -ward suffix.

literary.

A. adv.

In the direction of time; (originally and chiefly) spec. towards the temporal world, as opposed to the eternal.

ΚΠ

1839 H. Winsor Pebblebrook ix. 83 Invisibly, or but dimly seen, in exhalations from that Ocean it arises, and (in clouds) by the upper influences, is wafted Timeward.

1889 H. M. Goodwin in Memorials of Anna P. Sill (Rockford Female Seminary) 47 Let us now turn our view earthward and timeward to the works that do follow her, as her reward and our memorial.

1907 Scribner's Mag. Jan. 94/1 And if ere morn thou choos'st to set me free, Let it not be, sweet jailer, through the door That timeward opes, but to eternity.

1957 E. Shaw Medit. Forester 17 How far timeward can we fly Into the dawn's eternal sky?

1989 M. Hamburger tr. P. Celan Poems 229 Above, The surging mob Of anti-creatures: it Hoisted flags—image and copy Vainly cruise timeward.

B. adj.

Of or relating to time; temporal; esp. = temporal adj.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > [adjective]

chronic1604

chronical1647

temporaneous1656

timewarda1850

chronal1875

temporal1877

a1850 R. Gilfillan Poems & Songs (1851) 320 His timeward pilgrimage is past, And now he sleeps below!

1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (1884) v. 158 The mind of the flesh,..by its very nature, limited capacity, and time-ward tendency, is..Death.

1941 H. Miller Wisdom of Heart 74 To set moving in the sleep of thought a timeward litter of words which would arrange itself in the form of a significant whole.

2007 S. Erikson Lees of Laughter's End 103 And back, now, a timeward score of rapid steps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	timeward
释义	timewardadv.adj. Brit. /ˈtʌɪmwəd/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: time n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < time n. + -ward suffix. literary. A. adv. In the direction of time; (originally and chiefly) spec. towards the temporal world, as opposed to the eternal. ΚΠ 1839 H. Winsor Pebblebrook ix. 83 Invisibly, or but dimly seen, in exhalations from that Ocean it arises, and (in clouds) by the upper influences, is wafted Timeward. 1889 H. M. Goodwin in Memorials of Anna P. Sill (Rockford Female Seminary) 47 Let us now turn our view earthward and timeward to the works that do follow her, as her reward and our memorial. 1907 Scribner's Mag. Jan. 94/1 And if ere morn thou choos'st to set me free, Let it not be, sweet jailer, through the door That timeward opes, but to eternity. 1957 E. Shaw Medit. Forester 17 How far timeward can we fly Into the dawn's eternal sky? 1989 M. Hamburger tr. P. Celan Poems 229 Above, The surging mob Of anti-creatures: it Hoisted flags—image and copy Vainly cruise timeward. B. adj. Of or relating to time; temporal; esp. = temporal adj.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [adjective] chronic1604 chronical1647 temporaneous1656 timewarda1850 chronal1875 temporal1877 a1850 R. Gilfillan Poems & Songs (1851) 320 His timeward pilgrimage is past, And now he sleeps below! 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World (1884) v. 158 The mind of the flesh,..by its very nature, limited capacity, and time-ward tendency, is..Death. 1941 H. Miller Wisdom of Heart 74 To set moving in the sleep of thought a timeward litter of words which would arrange itself in the form of a significant whole. 2007 S. Erikson Lees of Laughter's End 103 And back, now, a timeward score of rapid steps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1839
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