time

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Naija

Alternative forms

  • period 0.56 333, level 0.52 780, day 0.48 3361, place 0.48 2592, ting 0.47 1092, once 0.47 443, so 0.47 11908, half 0.43 443, month 0.43 988

Etymology

Borrowed from English time

Pronunciation

  • taɪm

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 219
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 74
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 6607
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 64

The word is used more in written texts than orally.


Noun

time: no definition -- Definition in Naija?


  1. det (frequency:1081)
    No time.  — (LAG_08_Austin-And-Donald_DG__146, There is not time.)
    Dis time?  — (IBA_05_Cobbler_DG__204, This time ?)
  2. - (frequency:816)
    Time  — (bbc__94053, __no translation__)
    Time na;  — (ja102__4627, __no translation__)
  3. amod (frequency:301)
    Full time  — (bbc__53283, __no translation__)
    Next time.  — (IBA_25_Buying-Indomie_DG__147, Next time.)
  4. case (frequency:206)
    But no be waste of time.  — (jw__44700, __no translation__)
    Until time, you finish am.  — (IBA_16_Drivers_DG__141, Until the time you exhaust it.)
  5. dep-det (frequency:198)
    Na the time we no go cry again,  — (jw__26223, __no translation__)
    Any time I break, I go feel bad.  — (bbc__15955, __no translation__)
  6. acl (frequency:54)
    No be time to pepper anybodi.  — (bbc__43636, __no translation__)
    Friendships need time to develop  — (bbc__53091, __no translation__)
  7. nmod (frequency:38)
    Dis is my cloud gadaring time,  — (WAZL_10_Oga-Madam_DG__80, This is my cloud gathering time.)
    Time na time for sharp, sharp tory.  — (NST_cleaned__41649, __no translation__)
  8. acl-det (frequency:30)
    Reach di time when we wan write WAEC.  — (ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__110, Until the time we wanted to write the WAEC.)
    Na the time when life go just dey sweet.  — (jw__26224, __no translation__)
  9. advmod (frequency:19)
    Time still…  — (NST_cleaned__24567, __no translation__)
    And ‘e ready to help us anytime time when trouble dey.’— Ps.  — (jw__47377, __no translation__)
  10. cc (frequency:14)
    Weather and time don affect di building.  — (bbc__98405, __no translation__)
    Read the whole Bible according to the year or time wey dem write am.  — (jw__5927, __no translation__)
  11. dep (frequency:11)
    Mtschew but in fact, e con even get time wey be sey I come...  — (NST_cleaned__33440, __no translation__)
    Now e don reach time wey be sey ehn we dey tell ourselves di truth.  — (ABJ_INF_11_Land_M__3, Now is the time when ehn we are telling ourselves the truth)
  12. conj (frequency:7)
    Make you choose time and place wey go good for you to learn.  — (jw__23383, __no translation__)
    But im say no be sometin wey go happen one day, e go take time and constant engagement.  — (bbc__20297, __no translation__)
  13. cc-det (frequency:6)
    She chook mouth on to investment enta di business say no be only about di money wey dey go in but di time and effort.  — (bbc__88467, __no translation__)
    ‘So, make we continue to dey watch, because we no know the day or the time.’ You fit explain wetin the parable mean?  — (jw__35592, __no translation__)
  14. obj (frequency:3)
    Na around 607 years before Jesus time dem scatter Jerusalem.  — (jw__474, __no translation__)
    Im bin tell BBC say dis type of gas explosions dey happen from time to time for Ghana.  — (bbc__58399, __no translation__)
  15. case-cc (frequency:3)
    Helicopters no be common tin wey police dey use patrol for di West African kontri although from time to time di police dey use am.  — (bbc__55677, __no translation__)
    AFP From time to time, armed groups dey block Libya oil field and export terminals dem One militant group don shut down one of Libya biggest oil field for south of di country since Sunday 1 October.  — (bbc__9963, __no translation__)
  16. acl-cop (frequency:2)
    Na time to deprive yoursef of so many tings.  — (IBA_31_Lens-Sermon_MG__101, It's a time to deprive yourself of so many things.)
    On Ash Wednesday, we tell una sey dis time na time of fasting, na time of alms giving, na time of prayer.  — (IBA_31_Lens-Sermon_MG__4, On Ash Wednesday, we told you that this period is the time of fasting, it's the time of alms-giving, it's the time of prayer.)
  17. amod-cc (frequency:2)
    According by dem, dem say, de, dem believe sey dem own dis club, and dis club own dem big time.  — (WAZK_02_Nigerian-Football-League_M__8, According to them, they said... they... they believe that they owe this club, and this club owes them big time.)
    Afta ninety minutes plus five minutes additional time di game finish 2-2. Di result mean say na 4-3 Real Madrid take win di two legs and dem go play go play Liverpool or AS Roma for final for May 28 .  — (bbc__12960, __no translation__)

Derived forms

  1. Help am know sey for Job time, wetin dem take dey see far no dey.  — (jw__10353, __no translation__)
    For Job time, Jehovah talk sey nobody be like Job for the whole earth.  — (jw__46047, __no translation__)
  1. Tanko finish to learn law for di Ahmadu Bello University for Zaria, from Bachelor , to Masters wey e do art time enta im Doctorate Degree also for Part time  — (bbc__93028, __no translation__)
    Tanko finish to learn law for di Ahmadu Bello University for Zaria, from Bachelor , to Masters wey e do art time enta im Doctorate Degree also for part time.  — (bbc__93029, __no translation__)
  1. E fit be sey na for day time.  — (jw__44169, __no translation__)
    We fit pray for day time or for night.  — (jw__8211, __no translation__)
  1. So dis kain mistake no be somtin im dey do evri time.  — (bbc__90418, __no translation__)
    Di partner fit dey reason say na because im no dey satisfy am, na im make di pesin dey watch porn evri time.  — (bbc__36999, __no translation__)
  1. Den e get some rituals wey Oba go perform for palace by noon time...  — (NST_cleaned__39242, __no translation__)
    Den e get some rituals wey Oba go perform for palace (you know) by noon time... by afternoon time.  — (IBA_02_Igwe-Festival_MG__76, Then there are some rituals which the Oba will perform in the palace, you know, by noon... in the afternoon.)
  1. di part time tire me walahi.  — (NST_cleaned__35488, __no translation__)
    When you enter university, you get to meet di big shots, different kind of guys like dat, but mehn di kind picture wey I con see for dere mehn... di part time tire me walahi.  — (KAD_13_Entering-University_MG__4, When you get into the university, you get to meet the big shots, different kinds of people, but guys, the kind of picture I saw over there, guys... I got tired of the part time program, I swear to God.)
  1. giving di time belt wey person dey work now, dis na children friendly hour.  — (NST_cleaned__34141, __no translation__)
    Den also, ehn... giving di time belt wey person dey work now, dis na children friendly hour.  — (WAZA_10_Bluetooth-Lifestory_MG__55, Then also, uh... speaking of the working hours, this is a child friendly hour.)

Synonyms

  • period 0.56 333, level 0.52 780, day 0.48 3361, place 0.48 2592, ting 0.47 1092, once 0.47 443, so 0.47 11908, half 0.43 443, month 0.43 988

Antonyms

  • period 0.56 333, level 0.52 780, day 0.48 3361, place 0.48 2592, ting 0.47 1092, once 0.47 443, so 0.47 11908, half 0.43 443, month 0.43 988

Translations

  • English: no definition