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hurried collapse: moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; "a hurried trip to the store"; "the hurried life of a city"; "a hurried job"

double time collapse: a doubled wage (for working overtime); a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog; at a faster speed; "now let's play the piece again double-quick"

time zone collapse: any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used

crowded collapse: overfilled or compacted or concentrated; "a crowded theater"; "a crowded program"; "crowded trains"; "a young mother's crowded days"

weekend collapse: a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday; spend the weekend

clock collapse: a timepiece that shows the time of day; measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"

spare time collapse: time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy

timecard collapse: a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day; a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day

pinched collapse: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"

tempo collapse: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played; the rate of some repeating event

winter collapse: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"

good time collapse: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"

summer collapse: the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"; spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"

largo collapse: (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner; very slow in tempo and broad in manner; slowly and broadly

timetable collapse: a schedule of times of arrivals and departures; a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place

in due course collapse: at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course"

time and motion study collapse: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort

high time collapse: the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"

desperate collapse: a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"; showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures to save his life"; fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"; showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"; desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"; (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"

syncopation collapse: music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm; a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

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