time of day
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.78 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The time according to the clock.
noun
A loosely specified period of time, minutes or hours in duration, especially daytime, or point in time.
noun
The greeting appropriate to the time of day.
Example Sentences
- ""At what time of day and year are the winds strongest?" / "Winter mornings, I think, or maybe at day’s end.""
- "She would fold laundry at this time of day."
- "I love that time of day. The light is magical."
- "to give/bid someone the time of day"
- "that's how it was in that time of day [ = at that time, back in that day]"
- "‘Never mind me, Sir,’ replied Sam. ‘Lend him a hand, Mr. Winkle, sir. Steady, sir, steady! That’s the time o’ day!’"
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
bid the time of day
fair time of day
give the time of day
good time of day
know the time of day
pass the time of day
time of day animation
time of the month