Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English

ШШ against 'time if you do sth against time, you do it as fast as you can because you do not have much time: We're working against time to get the project finished, ahead of/behind 'time earlier/ later than was expected: We finished three months ahead of time, all the 'time; the whole 'time 1 during the whole of a particular period of time: We are working on new products all the time. 2 very often; repeatedly: The photocopier breaks down all the time, at all 'times always: A hard hat must be worn at all times on site, at a 'time separately or in groups of a particular number on each occasion: We process the photographs in batches of several hundred at a time, in good 'time early; with enough time so you are not in a hurry: I made sure I arrived in good time for the interview, in 'time (for sth/to do sth) not late; with enough time to be able to do sth: Will we be in time for the six o'clock train? о The division was sold just in time to save the company from bankruptcy, keep up/move with the 'times to change and develop your ideas, way of working, etc. so that you do what is modern and what is expected make up for lost 'time to do sth quickly because you wish you had started it earlier or had worked more quickly: The new company is so creative it will soon make up for lost time., nine times out of 'ten;,ninety-nine times out of a 'hundred used to say that sth is usually true or almost always happens on 'time at the correct time: Nearly 90% of flights arrived on time, о We have a good record for on-time delivery, time is 'money time is valuable, and should not be wasted the whole 'time = all the time idioms at mark verb, push verb, run verb, stand verb, take verb • verb [+ obj]

to arrange to do sth or arrange for sth to happen at a particular time: 'I hope we're not too early.''You couldn't have timed it better!' о Publication of the report was timed to coincide with the annual conference. -» timing

'time ac.count = deposit account

.time and a 'half noun [u](HR) a rate of pay that is 50% more than the normal rate, which a worker gets for working outside normal hours: You get time and a half if you work over 8 hours a day. double time, overtime

.time-and-'motion .study noun [c] a detailed study of how a person, a department, a company, etc. works, the results of which are used to find ways to make them/it more efficient О to carry out/make/undertake a time-and-motion study

'time card noun [c](HR) a card that is marked with the time when an employee arrives and leaves, usually by a machine (a time clock)

'time .charter noun [c,u] (Transport) the hire of ship or an aircraft and the people to operate it (the crew) for a fixed period of time

'time clock (also 'time re.corder) noun [c](HR) a machine in a place of work, especially a factory, that records the exact times when employees arrive or leave by marking special cards (time cards)

'time de.posit (also 'term de.posit) noun [c](Finance) a type of account at a bank or other financial institution in which moneyas left for a> ■ , fixed period of time with a fixed rate of interest

'timeframe noun [c] the length of time that is used or available for sth: We expect to complete the project within a fairly short time frame.

,timein'lieu = time off in lieu