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time of day
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | time of day - clock time; "the hour is getting late"hourclock time, time - a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"high noon, midday, noon, noonday, noontide, twelve noon - the middle of the daymealtime - the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eatenlate-night hour - the latter part of nightmidnight - 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight"small hours - the hours just after midnightbedtime - the time you go to bedclosing time - the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the publicaurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, sunrise, sunup, morning - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"early-morning hour - an hour early in the morningsundown, sunset - the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizoncrepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight, fall - the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"none - a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrisehappy hour - the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced pricerush hour - the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from workzero hour - the time set for the start of an action or operationcanonical hour - (Roman Catholic Church) one of seven specified times for prayer |
time of day
the time of day1. Literally, the specific hour of the day. What an odd time of day to send repairmen over—we were just about to get ready for bed!2. Time spent chatting or socializing. Used with the verb "pass." I love walking down to the local shop and passing the time of day with everyone in the neighborhood along the way.3. Basic intelligence or knowledge. Used with negative constructions of the verb "know." We paid for her to attend the best university in the state, but three years in, she still doesn't know the time of day. How can you expect me to respect my boss when he doesn't even know the time of day?4. Pleasant, friendly recognition or attention. Used in negative constructions, as in "won't give (one) the time of day." My colleagues wouldn't give me the time of day after they found out that my father had influenced the company's decision to hire me. Once he found such huge success, Tom won't give any of his old friends the time of day. That guy didn't give me the time of day back in high school, and now he won't stop calling me.See also: of, timetime of dayThe hour shown on a clock; also, a stage in any activity or period. For example, What time of day is the repairman coming? or This is hardly the time of day to ask for another installment when he's just turned one in . [Late 1500s] Also see not give someone the time of day. See also: of, timegive (someone) the time of day, not to/won'tTo refuse to pay someone the slightest attention. The analogy here is to refusing to answer even the simple question “What time is it?” The expression dates from the mid-twentieth century. Norman Mailer used it in Advertisements for Myself (1959): “You don’t even give me the time of day. You’re the coldest man I’ve ever known.”See also: give, not, of, timeEncyclopediaSeehourSee 10-34
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Synonyms for time of daynoun clock timeSynonymsRelated Words- clock time
- time
- high noon
- midday
- noon
- noonday
- noontide
- twelve noon
- mealtime
- late-night hour
- midnight
- small hours
- bedtime
- closing time
- aurora
- break of day
- break of the day
- cockcrow
- dawn
- dawning
- daybreak
- dayspring
- first light
- sunrise
- sunup
- morning
- early-morning hour
- sundown
- sunset
- crepuscle
- crepuscule
- dusk
- evenfall
- gloam
- gloaming
- nightfall
- twilight
- fall
- none
- happy hour
- rush hour
- zero hour
- canonical hour
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