#time  the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
  supertype:  time_measure__temporal_attribute_or_quality_or_measure (pm)  temporal duration or positions of time_points and time_intervals along the universal timeline
  subtype:  geological_time__geologic_time__geologictime  the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)
     subtype:  aeon__eon  the longest division of geological time; two or more eras
     subtype:  geological_period__period  a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
        subtype:  ice_age__iceage__glacial_period__glacialperiod__glacial_epoch  any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface
        instance:  Quaternary_period__Quaternary__Age_of_Man  Tertiary_period__Tertiary  Cretaceous_period__Cretaceous  Jurassic_period__Jurassic  Triassic_period__Triassic  Permian_period__Permian  Carboniferous_period__Carboniferous  Pennsylvanian_period__Pennsylvanian__Upper_Carboniferous__Upper_Carboniferous_period  Missippian_period__Mississippian__Lower_Carboniferous__Lower_Carboniferous_period  Devonian_period__Devonian__Age_of_Fishes  Silurian_period__Silurian  Ordovician_period__Ordovician  Cambrian_period__Cambrian
     subtype:  geological_era__era  a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
        instance:  Cenozoic_era__Cenozoic__Age_of_Mammals  Mesozoic_era__Mesozoic__Age_of_Reptiles  Paleozoic_era__Paleozoic  Precambrian_period__Precambrian  Proterozoic__Preoterozoic_era  Archean_era__Archean__Archeozoic__Archaeozoic__Archeozoic_era__Archaeozoic_era
     subtype:  epoch  a unit of geological time
        instance:  Holocene_epoch__Holocene__Recent_epoch  Pleistocene_epoch__Pleistocene__Glacial_epoch  Pliocene_epoch__Pliocene  Miocene_epoch__Miocene  Oligocene_epoch__Oligocene  Eocene_epoch__Eocene  Paleocene_epoch__Paleocene
  subtype:  biological_time  the time of various biological processes
     subtype:  circadian_rhythm__circadianrhythm  a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms
     subtype:  menopause__climacteric__changeoflife  the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
     subtype:  climacteric  a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause
     subtype:  gestation_period__gestationperiod__gestation  the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
     subtype:  refractory_period  (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response
  subtype:  cosmic_time  the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe
     subtype:  sidereal_time  measured by the diurnal motion of stars
        subtype:  sidereal_day__day  the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
        subtype:  sidereal_year  the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
        subtype:  sidereal_hour  1/24 of a sidereal day
        subtype:  sidereal_month  period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days
     subtype:  solstice  either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
        subtype:  summer_solstice__June_21__midsummer  June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
        subtype:  winter_solstice  December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point
     subtype:  equinox  either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
        subtype:  March_equinox__vernal_equinox__spring_equinox  March 21
        subtype:  September_equinox__autumnal_equinox__fall_equinox  September 22
  subtype:  civil_time__civiltime__standard_time__local_time__localtime  the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom
     subtype:  Atlantic_Time__Atlantic_Standard_Time  standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
     subtype:  Eastern_Time__Eastern_Standard_Time__EST  standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
     subtype:  Central_Time__Central_Standard_Time__CST  standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States
     subtype:  Mountain_Time__Mountain_Standard_Time__MST  standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States
     subtype:  Pacific_Time__Pacific_Standard_Time__PST  standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States
     subtype:  Alaska_Standard_Time__Yukon_Time  standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska
     subtype:  Hawaii_Time__Hawaii_Standard_Time  standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands
     subtype:  Bering_Time__Bering_Standard_Time  standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
  subtype:  daylight-saving_time__daylight-savings_time__daylight_saving__daylight_savings  time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
  subtype:  nowadays__present  the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
     subtype:  now  the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"
     subtype:  here_and_now__present_moment__presentmoment__moment  at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"
     subtype:  date.nowadays  the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
     subtype:  modern_times__times__time__present_time__presenttime__modernworld__contemporaryworld  the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "behind the times"; "in times like these"
     subtype:  time_being__nonce  the present occasion; "for the nonce"
     subtype:  today  the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"
     subtype:  tonight  the present or immediately coming night
  subtype:  past_times__past__yesteryear__yore  the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"
     subtype:  bygone__water_under_the_bridge__waterunderthebridge  past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"
     subtype:  old  past times (especially in the phrase "in days of old")
     subtype:  history  the aggregate of past events: "a critical time in the school's history"
     subtype:  time_immemorial__time_out_of_mind  the distant past beyond memory
     subtype:  auld_langsyne__langsyne__old_times__oldtime__thegoodoldday  past times remembered with nostalgia
     subtype:  yesterday.past_times  the recent past; "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays"
  subtype:  hereafter__future__futurity__time_to_come  the time yet to come
     subtype:  by-and-by  an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"
     subtype:  millennium.hereafter  (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness
     subtype:  offing.hereafter  the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"
     subtype:  tomorrow.hereafter  the near future; "tomorrow's world"; "everyone hopes for a better tomorrow"
  subtype:  musical_time__musicaltime  the beat of musical rhythm
     subtype:  musical_rhythm__musicalrhythm__rhythm__beat  the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
        subtype:  backbeat  (rock music) a loud steady beat
        subtype:  downbeat  the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
        subtype:  upbeat  an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
        subtype:  syncopation  a musical rhythm accenting a weak beat
     subtype:  common_time__four-four_time__common_measure  a time signature indicating four beats to the bar
     subtype:  tempo  (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
        subtype:  accelerando  a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"
        subtype:  allegretto  a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
        subtype:  allegro.tempo  a brisk and lively tempo
           subtype:  allegro_con_spirito__allegroconspirito  lively with spirit
        subtype:  andante  a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace)
        subtype:  meno_mosso  to be played at reduced speed; less rapid
  subtype:  continuum  a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts
     subtype:  history.continuum  the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future: "all of human history"
  subtype:  Greenwich_Mean_Time__Greenwich_Time__GMT__universal_time__universaltime__ut__UT1  the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
     subtype:  universal_time_coordinated__UTC__utc  Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds
        subtype:  Earth-received_time__ERT  the universal time coordinated when an event is received on Earth
        subtype:  transmission_time__TRM  the universal time coordinated time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body
        subtype:  spacecraft_event_time__SCET  the universal time coordinated time on board the spacecraft; "SCET = TRM + OWLT"
  subtype:  continuance__duration  the property of enduring or continuing in time
  subtype:  infinity__eternity__forever  time without end
     subtype:  alpha_and_omega.infinity__alphaandomega  the first and last; signifies God's eternity

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