タイムtaimu

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nountime (for, to do)usu. in compounds
    チェックアウト・タイムは何時いつですか。↗
    What time do we have to check out?
  2. nountime (to finish a race, lap, etc.)
    彼かれはマラソンで彼女かのじょのタイムを計はかった。↗
    He timed her in the marathon race.
  3. noun, sportstime-out
    ちょっとタイム。↗
    I'll take a time-out.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym時間じかんNeutralThe most general word for time; 「タイム」 mostly covers race times and results or calling a time-out.
  • Synonym時ときNeutralA moment, occasion or opportunity; 「タイム」 mostly covers race times and time-outs.
  • Related一休みひとやすみNeutralA short breather; when 「タイム」 means a time-out, it is mostly in sports or games.
  • RelatedブレイクNeutralLoanword for a break between work sessions; 「タイム」 centres on calling a time-out during a match.
  • Related休みやすみNeutralCovers rest and holidays; 「タイム」 is about sports time-outs and recorded times.
  • Related絶え間たえまNeutralA gap or pause, often in the negative 「絶え間なく」; 「タイム」 is a deliberate time-out.
  • Related幕間まくあいNeutralThe intermission between acts of a play; 「タイム」 is a time-out in a match.
  • Related時期じきNeutralA stretch of time or a season; 「タイム」 refers to a moment or a recorded time.
  • Related時代じだいNeutralAn era or age in history; 「タイム」 refers to a moment or a recorded time.
  • Related停止ていしNeutralA stoppage or shutdown, as in 「営業停止」; 「タイム」 is a time-out in a match.
  • Related中止ちゅうしNeutralCalling off a planned event; 「タイム」 is a time-out in a match.
  • Related中断ちゅうだんNeutralBreaking off something midway; 「タイム」 is the time-out called during a match.
  • Related一段落いちだんらくNeutralWork reaching a natural stopping point; 「タイム」 is a pause or time-out.
  • Related歳月さいげつWrittenWritten word for long stretches of years; 「タイム」 refers to a moment or a recorded time.
  • Related年月としつきNeutralThe passing months and years; 「タイム」 refers to a moment or a recorded time.
  • Related休息きゅうそくNeutralRest taken to recover from fatigue; 「タイム」 is a time-out in a match.
  • Related休憩きゅうけいNeutralA break partway through work; 「タイム」 is a time-out in a match.
  • Related中休みなかやすみNeutralA break taken partway through work; 「タイム」 is a time-out in a match.
  • Related小憩しょうけいWrittenWritten-style word for a short rest; 「タイム」 is a time-out in a match.
  • Related途切れとぎれNeutralAn interruption or lapse, as in 「会話の途切れ」; 「タイム」 is a pause called on purpose.

Use 「タイム」 for race times and results or for calling a time-out in sports and games. For time in general pick 「時間」 or 「時」; for a rest pick 「休憩」 or 「休み」; for breaking off midway use 「中断」; for an era use 「時代」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 時間じかん。時刻じこく。
  2. タイムアウト。競技中きょうぎちゅうの選手せんしゅやチームからの要求ようきゅうにより試合しあいを一時いちじ休止きゅうしすること。
  3. 競走きょうそうなど時間じかんを競きそう競技きょうぎにおける時間じかんの記録きろく。
  4. タイムアウトを取とる宣言せんげん。
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