time
noun
1 noun concept, quantityam masc3 aimsir fem2 the time has gone way too quickly tá an t-am á chaitheamh i bhfad rósciobthaa lot of time has passed since then tá go leor ama curtha dínn againn ó shin, tá tamall maith ann ó shin, tá go leor ama caite ó shinas time passes (also as time goes by, as time goes on) le himeacht aimsire, de réir a chéile, ó lá go láover time le himeacht aimsire, de réir a chéile, le himeacht amathrough time trí na blianta, tríd an saol, i gcaitheamh an amawith time i bhfad na haimsirewith the passing of time le himeacht aimsire, le himeacht na mblianta, le caitheamh na haimsireto go back in time (also travel back in time, step back in time) dul siar ar bhóithrín na smaointe, dul siar sna blianta, dul ar ais sna blianta 2 noun amount of time available/neededam masc3 time is up! tá an t-am istigh!, tá an t-am caite!most of my time formhór mo chuid ama, an chuid is mó de mo chuid amato give sb time deis a thabhairt do dhuine, caoi a thabhairt do dhuine, am a thabhairt do dhuineI don't have enough time to do that níl dóthain ama agam chun é sin a dhéanamh, níl aga agam ar é sin a dhéanamhI didn't have time for study ní raibh am agam chun staidéir, ní raibh deis agam staidéar a dhéanamhwe need more time tá breis ama ag teastáil uainnto save sb time am a shábháil ar dhuineI can't spend my time that way ní féidir liom mo chuid ama a chaitheamh mar sinto spend time doing sth am a chaitheamh ag déanamh rudato waste time doing sth am a chur amú ag déanamh ruda, am a chur i bhfaighid ag déanamh rudaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun particular amount of timetamall masc1 scaitheamh masc1 seal masc3 brief time tamall gearr, tamaillín masc4, seal beaga long time ago fadó, tamall fada ó shin, na blianta ó shina short time ago tamall gairid ó shin, le gairid, le déanaí, ar na mallaibh, ó chianaibhafter a time tar éis tamaill, tar éis scaithimhfor a time ar feadh tamaill, ar feadh scaithimhshe worked here for a long time d'oibrigh sí anseo ar feadh i bhfadwe'll be walking for a long time beimid ag siúl go ceann i bhfadin a set time in am faoi leith, laistigh d'achar áirithe amawithin a short time laistigh d'achar gearr, laistigh de thréimhse ghearr, taobh istigh d'am gairid 4 noun in durationam masc3 aga masc4 his best time was 55 seconds 55 soicind an t-am is fearr a bhí aigedownload time aga íoslódálaflight time am eitilte, tréimhse eitiltewaiting time tréimhse feithimh 5 noun according to clockam masc3 what time is it? (also what's the time?) cén t-am é?, cad é an t-am?, cén t-am atá sé?what time is the match starting? cén t-am a dtosóidh an cluiche?at the usual time ag an ngnáthamto fix a convenient time am feiliúnach a shocrúto tell the time an clog a léamh, an t-am a insintwe're open no matter what time of night or day táimid ar oscailt pé uair sa lá nó san oíche é, táimid ar oscailt is cuma cén t-am de lá nó d'oíche éit tastes delicious any time of day bíonn sé i gcónaí blasta, bíonn sé blasta ag aon am den lá, bíonn sé blasta ag am ar bithmake sure you know what time to be there déan cinnte go bhfuil a fhios agat cén t-am ar cheart duit a bheith anntrain times amanna na dtraenacha 6 noun period, eratráth masc3 am masc3 tréimhse fem4 there was a time when the streets were safer bhí tráth ann nuair a bhíodh na sráideanna ní ba shábháilte, bhí uair ann nuair a bhíodh na sráideanna ní ba shábháiltespring is the best time to clear the garden an tEarrach an t-am is fearr leis an ngairdín a ghlanadhduring her time in office le linn a tréimhse in oifigit's a time for reflecting on times past is tráth é le smaoineamh ar an am a caitheadh, is am é chun dul siar ar bhóithrín na smaointeat busy times of the day ag amanna gnóthacha den lá, ag tréimhsí gnóthacha den láat this time in our history ag an tráth seo dár stairshe was very famous at one time bhí sí an-chlúiteach tráth dá raibh, bhí an-cháil uirthi lá den saolshe was the biggest ship of her time ba í an long ba mhó ag an am í, bhí sí ar an long ba mhó lena linn, ba í an long ba mhó ina lá íthis time of year an t-am seo den bhliain, an tráth seo bliana, an taca seo blianathe best time of my life an tréimhse is fearr de mo shaol, an chuid is fearr de mo shaol 7 noun when particular thing is happeninglunch time am lóinduring class time le linn na rangannait's usually closed during the day time bíonn sé druidte de ghnáth i rith an laeit's night time tá sé ina oíche, tá an oíche ann 8 noun time to devote to activity, personam masc3 I need some me time teastaíonn am uaim dom féin, tá seal dom féin de dhíth ormyou should reduce their screen time ba chóir duit gearradh siar ar an méid ama atá siad a chaitheamh ag féachaint ar scáileán 9 noun particular type of experienceam masc3 he had an easy time of it growing up bhí saol maith aige ag fás aníos, bhí an saol ar a thoil aige agus é ag fás aníoshe gave me a good time chuir sé gach cóir orm, chaith sé go maith liomto have a good time am ar dóigh a bheith agat, am maith a bheith agat, craic a bheith agat, an-chuideachta a bheith agatthey gave her a hard time chaith siad go holc léi, bhí sí clipthe acu, bhí sí céasta acushe had a hard time waking him in the morning bhí sé deacair uirthi é a mhúscailt ar maidin, chuaigh sé dian uirthi é a dhúiseacht ar maidinwe had a lovely time shopping bhaineamar an-taitneamh as an tsiopadóireacht, bhí an-chraic againn ag siopadóireachtwe're having a rough time of it at the moment tá an saol ag breith crua orainn faoi láthair, níl an saol ar ár dtoil againn faoi láthair, níl an saol éasca againn faoi láthair 10 noun particular momentwe can't answer your call at this time níl ar ár gcumas do ghlao a fhreagairt faoi láthair, níl ar ár gcumas do scairt a fhreagairt ag an tráth seoat this time of year an tráth seo bliana, an taca seo bliana, faoin am seo den bhliainthey were very young at that time bhí siad an-óg ag an am sin, bhí siad an-óg an uair úd, bhí siad an-óg an t-am sinis this a bad time? an drocham é seo?it could scarcely have happened at a worse time ní fhéadfadh sé tarlú ag am níos measais now a good time for you? an oireann an t-am seo duit?to be in the wrong place at the wrong time bheith san áit mhícheart ag an am mícheartat the right time ag an am ceart, in am tráthathis is the time to do something about it anois an t-am ceart chun rud éigin a dhéanamh faoi 11 noun occasion, instance in seriesbabhta masc4 uair fem2 every time gach uair, gach aon uair, gach babhta, gach uile uairI've heard it two or three times now tá sé cloiste agam dhá uair nó trí faoi seo, tá sé cloiste agam a dó nó a trí de bhabhtaí anoishow many times have you seen it? cá mhéad uair a chonaic tú é?a few times cúpla uair, cúpla babhtamany times go minic, go mion minic, go leor uaireantashe recalled the many times that she had walked there chuimhnigh sí ar a liacht uair a shiúil sí ansin, smaoinigh sí ar na céadta uair a shiúil sí ansin, chuimhnigh sí ar an iliomad uaireanta a shiúil sí ansindo you remember that time we stole the apples? an cuimhin leat an uair úd a ghoideamar na húlla?the first time an chéad uairlast time (also the last time) an uair dheireanach, an babhta deiridh, an t-am deireanach, an geábh deiridhnext time (also the next time) an chéad uair eile, an chéad bhabhta eile 12 noun MUS in musicam masc3 tomhas masc1 four-four time am a ceathair a ceathair
verb
13 verb choose moment to do sth TRANSITIVEyou should time your visit to avoid the crowds ba cheart duit an t-am ceart a phiocadh le dul ar cuairt ionas go seachnóidh tú an sluamy visit was well-timed, everyone was at home bhí mo chuairt tráthúil, bhí gach duine sa bhaile 14 verb measure time taken to do sth TRANSITIVEam a chur ar VPamaigh verb to time an egg am a chur ar ubhwe timed how long he spoke for thomhaiseamar an fad a labhair séI timed how long it took thomhais mé cén fad a thóg sé