Noun; the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole; the progress of this as affecting people and things; time or an amount of time as reckoned by a conventional standard; a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon; a moment or definite portion of time allotted, used, or suitable for a purpose; the favorable or appropriate time to do something; the right moment; an indefinite period; a more or less definite portion of time in history or characterized by particular events or circumstances; the conditions of life during a particular period; an instance of something happening or being done; an occasion; the rhythmic pattern of a piece of music; the tempo at which a piece of music is played or marked to be played.