reference time

US: /ˈrɛf(ə)rəns ˌtaɪm/

Definition

Definition of reference time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

measurement

TECH.

specific moment used as a base to compare other times

TECH.

All sensor readings were aligned to a single reference time.

linguistics

TECH.

time point relative to which a sentence's event is interpreted

TECH.

In this theory, the reference time differs from the time of speaking.

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Expressions with reference

for future reference

adv.

to be used or considered later

Keep this document for future reference.

reference material

source of information used to check facts or find specific data

The librarian suggested using the atlas as reference material.

character reference

statement about a person's character for job or court

She provided a character reference for his job application.

for reference

adv.

used to give information for checking or comparing

Here is last year's report for reference.

in reference to

prep.

used to show that words or actions are about something specific

I am writing in reference to your recent job application.

letter of reference

document vouching for a person's character

The university requested a letter of reference from her teacher.

Expressions with time

about time

exp.

referring to the concept of time

We talked about time and its mysteries.

in time

adv.

without being late

She arrived in time for the meeting.

take time

require a long period to happen or be done

Good things take time to develop.

time's up

exp.

the deadline has passed, there is no more time

Time's up, please put your pencils down.

ahead of time

adv.

before the expected moment or deadline

The report was submitted ahead of time.

have the time

be available to do something

I don't have the time to meet today.

out of time

adj.

having no time left to finish something

We were out of time to submit the project.

take your time

use as much time as needed

Take your time to answer the question.

any time now

adv.

very soon, within a short time

The bus should arrive any time now.

as time goes by

adv.

gradually, events develop as months go on

As time goes by, friendships can fade or grow stronger.

Terms with reference time included in their meaning

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ago

adv.

time reference

shows how long before now something happened

then

adv.

time reference

at that time

at the moment

adv.

time reference

temporarily or for now

the day before yesterday

adv.

time reference

two days before today

afterward

adv.

later time

happening at a time after a reference point

past

adv.

time reference

at a specified or unspecified time before now

since

conj.

time reference

from the time that something happened

a week ago today

adv.

time reference

exactly one week before today

Examples of reference time in a sentence

The experiment’s data were normalized using midnight as the reference time.
The tense marker indicates the clause’s reference time.
Changing the adverb shifted the reference time of the narrative.

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French:temps de référence, moment de référence, ...
German:Referenzzeit, ...
Italian:tempo di riferimento, ...
Spanish:tiempo de referencia, momento de referencia, ...
Portuguese:tempo de referência, tempo referencial, ...
Chinese:参考时间, 参照时间, ...
Japanese:基準時刻, 参照時, ...
Arabic:وَقْت مَرْجِعِي, ...
Hebrew:זְמַן יִחוּס, נְקוּדַּת יִחוּס בַּזְּמַן, ...
Russian:опорное время, время отсчёта, ...
Ukrainian:опорний час, референтний час, ...
Hindi:संदर्भ समय, उल्लेख समय, ...
Bengali:মান সময়, উল্লেখকাল, ...
Catalan:temps de referència, moment de referència, ...
Czech:referenční čas, ...
Danish:referencetid, referencepunkt i tid, ...
Dutch:referentietijd, referentieel tijdstip, ...
Greek:χρόνος αναφοράς, χρονικό σημείο αναφοράς, ...
Hungarian:referenciaidő, viszonyítási idő, ...
Khmer:ពេលវេលាយោង, ពេលវេលាគោលសម្រាប់បកស្រាយព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ក្នុងប្រយោគ, ...
Korean:기준 시각, 기준시, ...
Persian:زمان مرجع, زمان ارجاع, ...
Polish:czas odniesienia, ...
Portuguese (BR):tempo de referência, momento de referência, ...
Romanian:timp de referință, moment de referință temporal, ...
Swedish:referenstid, ...
Thai:เวลาอ้างอิง, จุดเวลาอ้างอิง, ...
Turkish:referans zaman, referans zamanı, ...
Vietnamese:thời điểm tham chiếu, ...

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Definition of reference time - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with reference

Expressions with time

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