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

behind collapse: in or to or toward the rear; "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"; remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from; "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"; in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"; in or into an inferior position; "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"; of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

temporize collapse: draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote"

hesitate collapse: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"; interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

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

long ago collapse: of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish

hold off collapse: resist and fight to a standoff; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"

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

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

early collapse: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"; being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"; of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"; very young; "at an early age"; expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations"; before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"; in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning"

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

reverberate collapse: treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberating furnace; "reverberate ore"; be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"; have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

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"

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