Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

what time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.03 in modern English

Syllables: what -time
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

When.

Obsolete

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what, time.

Example Sentences

"Th' infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile / Stird up with Envy and Revenge, deceiv'd / The Mother of Mankind, what time his Pride / Had cast him out from Heav'n, with all his Host / Of Rebel Angels, by whose aid aspiring / To set himself in Glory above his Peers[...]."
"What time is it?"
"(At) What time does the boss go to lunch?"
"Excuse me, what time do you have?"
"He told me what time they would be leaving."
"For what time did she order the delivery?"

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does what time mean?: When.

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