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Time Pronunciation

Time is pronounced TYM, IPA /ˈtaɪm/.

TYM

US /ˈtaɪm/  ·  UK /ˈtaɪm/

Syllables: TYM (1 syllable)

noun and verb: What is measured in hours, days, and years, or a particular point within that.

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Time in a Sentence

  • What time does the ferry leave?
  • We had a good time at the wedding.
  • Time the eggs for exactly six minutes.

Common Mispronunciations of Time

Not TEEM

Silent e at the end turns the i into the long i of my. Without that stretch the word becomes team.

Not TY-muh

The m closes the word. Letting a small vowel escape after it gives you the herb thyme said badly.

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