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sands of time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
sand-s of -time
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Time that is considered as a finite commodity that is gradually running out, as the sand in an hourglass.

Literary

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

the sands of time (canonical, plural)

Phrases

footprints on the sands of time mists of time

Frequently Paired Words

mists of time

Questions

What does sands of time mean?
Time that is considered as a finite commodity that is gradually running out, as the sand in an hourglass.

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