Time Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...

is the continued sequence of existence and events, and a fundamental quantity of measuring systems. Time or times may also refer to:

Temporal measurement

Time in physics In physics, time is defined by its operational definition, measurement: time is what a clock reads. In classical, non-relativistic physics, it is a scalar (physics), scalar quantity (often denoted by the symbol t) and, like length, mass, and ...

, defined by its measurement *

Time standard A time standard is a specification for measuring time: either the rate at which time passes or points in time or both. In modern times, several time specifications have been officially recognized as standards, where formerly they were matters of cu ...

, civil time specification *

Horology Chronometry or horology () is the science studying the measurement of time and timekeeping. Chronometry enables the establishment of standard measurements of time, which have applications in a broad range of social and scientific areas. ''Hor ...

, study of the measurement of time * Chronometry, science of the measurement of time * Metre (music), the grouping of basic temporal units, called beats, into regular measures **

Time signature A time signature (also known as meter signature, metre signature, and measure signature) is an indication in music notation that specifies how many note values of a particular type fit into each measure ( bar). The time signature indicates th ...

, notational convention for the metre

Businesses

* Time (bicycle company), a French bicycle manufacturer * Time Inc., an American publisher of periodicals *

Time Computer Systems Granville Technology Group Ltd was a British computer retailer and manufacturer based in Simonstone, Lancashire, Simonstone, near Burnley, Lancashire, marketing its products under the brand names ''Time'', ''Tiny Computers, Tiny'', ''Colossus'' ...

, a British brand of Granville Technology Group * TIME Hotels Management, a UAE hotel management company

Mathematics and its typography

* Times, the operation used for

multiplication Multiplication is one of the four elementary mathematical operations of arithmetic, with the other ones being addition, subtraction, and division (mathematics), division. The result of a multiplication operation is called a ''Product (mathem ...

in mathematics * Times symbol ×

Computing

* Time (metadata), a representation term * time (Unix), a shell command on Unix and Unix-like operating systems * TIME (command), a shell command on DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems *

System time In computer science and computer programming, system time represents a computer system's notion of the passage of time. In this sense, ''time'' also includes the passing of calendar date, days on the calendar. System time is measured by a ''sys ...

, a computer's reckoning of real-world time *

Time Protocol The Time Protocol is a network protocol in the Internet Protocol Suite. Its purpose is to provide a site-independent, machine readable date and time. The Time Protocol may be implemented over the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) or the User ...

, an Internet protocol

Film and television

* ''Time'' (1999 film), a Tamil film * ''Time'' (2006 film), a South Korean film * ''Time'' (2007 film), a Malayalam film * ''Time'' (2020 film), an American film * ''Time'' (2021 film), a Hong Kong film * ''Time'' (American TV series) or ''Timeless'', a 2016–2018 NBC series * ''Time'' (2021 TV series), a 2021 BBC drama series * ''Time'' (British TV programme), a 2006 documentary programme * ''

Vremya ''Vremya'' (, lit. "Time") is the main evening newscast in Russia, airing on Channel One Russia (Russian: , Pervy kanal) and previously on Programme One of the Central Television of the USSR (CT USSR, Russian: ). The programme has been on th ...

'' or ''Time'', a Russian TV news programme * ''The Time'' (TV series), a 2018 South Korean television series * "Time" (''Doctor Who''), a mini-episode of ''Doctor Who'' * "Time" (''Stargate Universe''), an episode of ''Stargate Universe'' * "Time" (''The Young Ones''), an episode of ''The Young Ones'' * "Time" (''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared''), an episode of ''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared''

Literature & print media

* ''Time'' (magazine), an American weekly news magazine * ''Time'' (Burroughs book), a pamphlet by William S. Burroughs * "Time" (''xkcd''), a strip of the webcomic * Time (novel), a 1999 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter

Music

Bands

The Time (band) The Time, later known as Morris Day and the Time and the Original 7ven, is an American funk rock band founded in Minneapolis in 1981. They contributed to the development of the Minneapolis sound, an eclectic fusion of funk, Contemporary R&B, R ...

, a pop group * Time (Yugoslav band), a rock band of the 1970s

Albums

* ''Time'' (Peter Andre album) (1997) * ''Time'' (Arashi album) (2007) * ''Time'' (Atlantic Starr album) (1994) * ''Time'' (EP), a 2014 EP by Beast * ''Time'' (Jakob Bro album) (2011) * ''The Time'' (Bros album) (1989) * ''Time'' (Bunny Rugs album) (2012) * ''Time'' (Richard Carpenter album) (1987) * ''Time'' (Dave Clark album) (1986) * ''Time'' (Louis Cole album) (2018) * ''Time'' (Mikky Ekko album) (2015) * ''Time'' (Electric Light Orchestra album) (1981) * ''Time'' (Fleetwood Mac album) (1995) * ''Time'' (Simply Red album) (2023) * ''Time'' (Steve Howe album) (2011) * ''Time'' (Leo Ieiri album) (2018) * ''Time'' (Klinik album) (1991) * '' T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)'', a 1993 album by Leaders of the New School * ''Time'' (Hugh Masekela album) (2002) * ''Time'' (Kana-Boon album) (2015) * ''Time'' (Mercyful Fate album) (1994) * ''The Time'', an EP by Orange Goblin * ''Time'' (Lionel Richie album) (1998) * ''Time'' (Demis Roussos album) (1988) * ''Time'' (Steeleye Span album) (1996) * ''Time'' (Rod Stewart album) (2013) * ''Time'' (Third Day album) (1999) * ''Time'' (Time album) (1972) * ''The Time'' (The Time album) (1981) * ''Time'' (TVXQ album) (2013) * '' Time (The Revelator)'', a 2001 album by Gillian Welch * ''Time'' (Wild album) (2004) * '' Time I'', a 2012 album by Wintersun * ''The Time'' (Xu Weizhou album) (2017) * ''Time'' (Bibi Zhou album) (2009) * ''Times'' (SG Lewis album), 2021 * ''Times'' (Wolfgang Flür album), 2025 * ''x'' (Ed Sheeran album) (2014)

Songs

* "Time" (The Alan Parsons Project song), 1980 * "Time" (David Bowie song), 1973 * "Time" (Dean Brody song), 2016 * "Time" (Chase & Status song), 2011 * "Time" (Childish Gambino song), 2020 * "Time" (Free Nationals, Mac Miller and Kali Uchis song), 2019 * "Time" (INXS song), 1994 * "Time" (Izabo song), 2012 * "Time" (Marion song), 1996 * "Time" (Freddie Mercury song), 1986 * "Time" (K. Michelle song), 2016 * "Time" (Music for Pleasure song), 1983 * "Time" (NF song), 2019 * "Time" (O.Torvald song), 2017 * "Time" (Pink Floyd song), 1973 * "Time" (Utada Hikaru song), 2020 * "Time" (Uzari & Maimuna song), 2015 * "Time" (Tom Waits song), 1985 * "Time" (Kim Wilde song), 1990 * " Time (Clock of the Heart)", by Culture Club, 1982 * " The Time (Dirty Bit)", by The Black Eyed Peas, 2010 * "Time", by Arca from KiCk I, 2020 * "Time", by All Hail the Silence from '' Daggers'', 2019 * "Time", by Anastacia from ''Anastacia'', 2004 * "Time", by Angra from '' Angels Cry'', 1993 * "Time", by Anthrax on '' Persistence of Time'', 1990 * "Time", by Band-Maid from '' Just Bring It'', 2017 * "Time", by Benny Benassi from '' Hypnotica'', 2003 * "Time", by Blink-182 from ''

Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (),* * * was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was ...

'', 1994 * "Time", by Boyzone from ''

Brother A brother (: brothers or brethren) is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a family, familial relationship, it is sometimes used ende ...

'', 2010 * "Time", by

Jonatha Brooke Jonatha Brooke (born January 23, 1964) is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Massachusetts, United States. Her music merges elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and complex harmonies. She has been a ...

from ''My Mother Has 4 Noses'', 2014 * "Time", by Brymo from ''

Libel Defamation is a communication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury. The precise legal definition of defamation varies from country to country. It is not necessarily restricted to making assertions ...

'', 2020 * "Time", by The Devil Wears Prada from '' Color Decay'', 2022 * "Time", by Ecco2K from '' E'', 2019 * "Time", by Embodyment from '' Songs for the Living'', 2002 * "Time", by Samantha Fox from '' Angel with an Attitude'', 2005 * "Time", by Hootie & The Blowfish from '' Cracked Rear View'', 1994 * "Time", by iamnot, 2017 * "Time", by Chantal Kreviazuk from '' What If It All Means Something'', 2002 * "Time", by Lower Than Atlantis from ''Lower Than Atlantis'', 2014 * "Time", by Luna from '' Lunapark'', 1992 * "Time", by Madness from '' Mad Not Mad'', 1985 * "Time", by Michael Merchant, sung by Pozo-Seco Singers and also on Campbell's album ''Galveston'', 1966 * "Time", by Ne-Yo from '' In My Own Words'', 2006 * "Time", by Joe Satriani on '' Crystal Planet'', 1998 * "Time", by SB19 from ''Simula at Wakas'', 2025 * "Time", by Ringo Starr from '' Y Not'', 2010 * "Time", by Supergrass from '' I Should Coco'', 1995 * "Time", by Taproot from '' Welcome'', 2002 * "Time", by Joe Walsh from '' Got Any Gum?'', 1987 * "Time", by Fetty Wap from ''Fetty Wap'', 2015 * "Time", by Dennis Wilson from '' Pacific Ocean Blue'', 1977 * "Time", by Hans Zimmer from '' Inception: Music from the Motion Picture'', 2010 * "Time (Take Your Time)", by Scatman John from '' Scatman's World'', 1995 * "Time", by Syn Cole, 2020 * "Time", from the musical '' Avenue Q,'' 2003

Musicals

* ''Time'' (musical), by Dave Clark, David Soames, Jeff Daniels and David Pomeranz

Places

Time, Norway Time is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bryne. Some vi ...

, a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway * Time, Illinois, a hamlet in Pike County, Illinois, United States

Other uses

* Time (cigarette), an Israeli cigarette brand * Time Church, a church near Bryne in Rogaland county, Norway * Titan Mare Explorer (TiME), a proposed spacecraft * Top Industrial Managers for Europe (TIME), a network of engineering schools and technical universities * '' Fountain of Time'' or ''Time'', a Chicago sculpture * Father Time, a personification of time