times

UK /taɪmz/ US /taɪmz/

name 2prep 1verb 1

Definitions

prep

Multiplied by (see also 'ratio of comparison' sense at 'time').

Four times five is/are twenty

One times one is one.

verb

To multiply.

I've taken the calories and the amount of food . . . and it's 410 calories per portion timesed by 6 portions which ^([sic]) the answer was 2460 calories...

A student as junior as Year 4 informed me that he made a forward estimate of cheeses in 100 trials by 'timesing both numbers by 10' […]

name

A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, especially The Times (published in the United Kingdom), but also The New York Times, The Times of India, Radio Times, etc.

Mr. Campion seated himself in the client’s chair and crossed his long legs. His hat, his gloves and his folded Times newspaper he held upon his knee.

From there, the meme will slowly leak into more popular mainstream-right punditry, and then into the Republican Party, until Ted Cruz sweatily asks a judicial nominee if they “support the current thing” and the Times writes some stilted, breathless article about the meme as disinformation.

A surname.

Collocations

ADJ.

ahead, bad, behind, large, larger, many, odd, odd

We are many times better off now than we were ten years ago.

VERB + TIMES

back, came, folded, helps, house, lag, read, rent

He came back three times to check if the package had arrived.

TIMES + NOUN

day, difficulty, i've, month, newspaper

I read about it in the Times newspaper while waiting for my appointment.

PREP.

about, in, than, through, up, with

We've been through tough times together, and our friendship has only grown stronger.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division

multiplication

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

at the best of times

Even under the most favourable conditions.

When that gentleman came from the city, and was welcomed in the drawing-room by his daughters and the elegant Miss Wirt, they saw at once by his face—which was puffy, solemn, and y

at times

On occasion, sometimes.

I feel lonely at times, but then somebody phones, or calls round, and I cheer up again.

sign of the times

Something that is symbolic of an era.

Advertisements of health foods now occupy spaces formerly monopolized by quack medicines, a most healthful sign of the times.

good times

Referring to a specific period of time, whether the speaker’s present circumstances or a past era recalled with nostalgia, as agreeable or enjoyable, occasionally with an ironic connotation.

That was back when we were young and didn't know any better. Good times!

behind the times

Out of date; old-fashioned; obsolete; outmoded; outdated.

Example Bank

Four times five is/are twenty

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One times one is one.

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I've taken the calories and the amount of food . . . and it's 410 calories per portion timesed by 6 portions which ^([sic]) the answer was 2460 calories...

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A student as junior as Year 4 informed me that he made a forward estimate of cheeses in 100 trials by 'timesing both numbers by 10' […]

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Alex: Yeah - if you're timesing that distance there by this height, it will disappear.

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Mr. Campion seated himself in the client’s chair and crossed his long legs. His hat, his gloves and his folded Times newspaper he held upon his knee.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, times is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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