A communications signal technique in which the transmission time is varied according to a pseudorandom sequence, useful in antijamming etc.

plural of time period

(chess) A situation in which one or both players have very little remaining time on their clocks, therefore increasing the chance of inaccuracies or blunders being played as well as the risk of flagging.

plural of period of time

(physics) time as measured by a clock following a timelike world line

simple past tense and past participle of time-share

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of time-share

(US, dated derogatory slang, sometimes reclaimed) Synonym of Colored People's Time.

Alternative form of African time.

(uncountable, sometimes derogatory, slang) A notional system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Caribbeans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.