when does the noun “time” become a countable noun?
I am writing an email to my friend and want to use this sentence: "I am having a great time."
I would like to know whether the above sentence is correct.
Also, I know that time can be an uncountable or a countable noun. I would appreciate if you could provide some examples of the word "time" in sentences and could explain the usage of the word in each case.
Thank you,
Mun
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I am writing an email to my friend and want to use this sentence: "I am having a great time."
I would like to know whether the above sentence is correct.
Also, I know that time can be an uncountable or a countable noun. I would appreciate if you could provide some examples of the word "time" in sentences and could explain the usage of the word in each case.
Thank you,
Mun
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When these are the times that try men's souls.
– Hot Licks
May 29 '15 at 12:41
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I am writing an email to my friend and want to use this sentence: "I am having a great time."
I would like to know whether the above sentence is correct.
Also, I know that time can be an uncountable or a countable noun. I would appreciate if you could provide some examples of the word "time" in sentences and could explain the usage of the word in each case.
Thank you,
Mun
grammar uncountable-nouns countable-nouns
asked Jan 11 '14 at 17:30
M.H. ChoM.H. Cho
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I am writing an email to my friend and want to use this sentence: "I am having a great time."
I would like to know whether the above sentence is correct.
Also, I know that time can be an uncountable or a countable noun. I would appreciate if you could provide some examples of the word "time" in sentences and could explain the usage of the word in each case.
Thank you,
Mun
grammar uncountable-nouns countable-nouns
grammar uncountable-nouns countable-nouns
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When these are the times that try men's souls.
– Hot Licks
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When these are the times that try men's souls.
– Hot Licks
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When these are the times that try men's souls.
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When these are the times that try men's souls.
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"Time" can mean either the passage of time e.g. "time waits for no man", or an occasion or moment e.g. "we had a great time last night" . The passage of time is not countable, but occasions are.
Other languages have different words for these which may be less confusing, e.g. in Portuguese, tempo refers to time as in the passage of time, and altura means time as in an occasion or moment.
answered May 29 '15 at 10:07
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In the sentence "I am having a good time", you are not using time in the sense of time on a clock. This sentence is equivalent to saying something like "This moment in time is great.", So that sentence is clearly correct. Also, time is countable in that sentence, because it is specifically "a time.". In the sentence "I don't have the time.", time is not countable. This is because you don't have a set amount of time. It could be any amount, therefore it is uncountable.
answered Jan 11 '14 at 18:27
recursive recursionrecursive recursion
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You're right. I misread the source I got this from. I'm about to change it
– recursive recursion
Jan 11 '14 at 18:52
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There is also the time(s) construction indicating number of repetitions; every time I went/all the times I went/both times I went, etc.
– John Lawler
Jan 11 '14 at 20:28
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Time: When referring to multiple past memories I would say would make it a countable noun.
"My best friend and I share a lot of good times"
"All the times I went to the grocery store during the night, they were sold out of banana's"
answered Nov 16 '16 at 0:46
Marc ViherkoskiMarc Viherkoski
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Welcome to ELU Stack Exchange. To make this a better answer, you should cite some references other than your own opinion. For example. you could note that Merriam-Webster's second sense of the word "time" (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time) is "the point or period when something occurs : occasion." This is a countable noun. Then contrast this with the first sense, which is not countable, and give examples of each.
– Katherine Lockwood
Nov 16 '16 at 2:02
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Wiktionary gives the following countable usages for time:
A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression. a long time; Record the individual times for the processes in each batch. Only your best time is compared with the other competitors. The algorithm runs in O(n2) time.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity, chapter 1: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
1938, Richard Hughes, In Hazard: “The shock of the water, of course, woke him, and he swam for quite a time.”
An experience. We had a wonderful time at the party.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs. Roman times; the time of the dinosaurs
63 BC, Cicero, “First Oration against Catiline” (in translation): “O the times, O the customs!” (Originally, “O tempora o mores”)
1601, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: “The time is out of joint”
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"Time" can mean either the passage of time e.g. "time waits for no man", or an occasion or moment e.g. "we had a great time last night" . The passage of time is not countable, but occasions are.
Other languages have different words for these which may be less confusing, e.g. in Portuguese, tempo refers to time as in the passage of time, and altura means time as in an occasion or moment.
answered May 29 '15 at 10:07
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"Time" can mean either the passage of time e.g. "time waits for no man", or an occasion or moment e.g. "we had a great time last night" . The passage of time is not countable, but occasions are.
Other languages have different words for these which may be less confusing, e.g. in Portuguese, tempo refers to time as in the passage of time, and altura means time as in an occasion or moment.
answered May 29 '15 at 10:07
DaveBoltmanDaveBoltman
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"Time" can mean either the passage of time e.g. "time waits for no man", or an occasion or moment e.g. "we had a great time last night" . The passage of time is not countable, but occasions are.
Other languages have different words for these which may be less confusing, e.g. in Portuguese, tempo refers to time as in the passage of time, and altura means time as in an occasion or moment.
answered May 29 '15 at 10:07
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"Time" can mean either the passage of time e.g. "time waits for no man", or an occasion or moment e.g. "we had a great time last night" . The passage of time is not countable, but occasions are.
Other languages have different words for these which may be less confusing, e.g. in Portuguese, tempo refers to time as in the passage of time, and altura means time as in an occasion or moment.
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In the sentence "I am having a good time", you are not using time in the sense of time on a clock. This sentence is equivalent to saying something like "This moment in time is great.", So that sentence is clearly correct. Also, time is countable in that sentence, because it is specifically "a time.". In the sentence "I don't have the time.", time is not countable. This is because you don't have a set amount of time. It could be any amount, therefore it is uncountable.
answered Jan 11 '14 at 18:27
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You're right. I misread the source I got this from. I'm about to change it
– recursive recursion
Jan 11 '14 at 18:52
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There is also the time(s) construction indicating number of repetitions; every time I went/all the times I went/both times I went, etc.
– John Lawler
Jan 11 '14 at 20:28
add a comment |
In the sentence "I am having a good time", you are not using time in the sense of time on a clock. This sentence is equivalent to saying something like "This moment in time is great.", So that sentence is clearly correct. Also, time is countable in that sentence, because it is specifically "a time.". In the sentence "I don't have the time.", time is not countable. This is because you don't have a set amount of time. It could be any amount, therefore it is uncountable.
answered Jan 11 '14 at 18:27
recursive recursionrecursive recursion
198111
You're right. I misread the source I got this from. I'm about to change it
– recursive recursion
Jan 11 '14 at 18:52
2
There is also the time(s) construction indicating number of repetitions; every time I went/all the times I went/both times I went, etc.
– John Lawler
Jan 11 '14 at 20:28
add a comment |
In the sentence "I am having a good time", you are not using time in the sense of time on a clock. This sentence is equivalent to saying something like "This moment in time is great.", So that sentence is clearly correct. Also, time is countable in that sentence, because it is specifically "a time.". In the sentence "I don't have the time.", time is not countable. This is because you don't have a set amount of time. It could be any amount, therefore it is uncountable.
answered Jan 11 '14 at 18:27
recursive recursionrecursive recursion
198111
In the sentence "I am having a good time", you are not using time in the sense of time on a clock. This sentence is equivalent to saying something like "This moment in time is great.", So that sentence is clearly correct. Also, time is countable in that sentence, because it is specifically "a time.". In the sentence "I don't have the time.", time is not countable. This is because you don't have a set amount of time. It could be any amount, therefore it is uncountable.
answered Jan 11 '14 at 18:27
recursive recursionrecursive recursion
198111
edited Jan 11 '14 at 18:54
answered Jan 11 '14 at 18:27
recursive recursionrecursive recursion
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answered Jan 11 '14 at 18:27
recursive recursionrecursive recursion
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answered Jan 11 '14 at 18:27
recursive recursionrecursive recursion
198111
198111
You're right. I misread the source I got this from. I'm about to change it
– recursive recursion
Jan 11 '14 at 18:52
2
There is also the time(s) construction indicating number of repetitions; every time I went/all the times I went/both times I went, etc.
– John Lawler
Jan 11 '14 at 20:28
add a comment |
You're right. I misread the source I got this from. I'm about to change it
– recursive recursion
Jan 11 '14 at 18:52
2
There is also the time(s) construction indicating number of repetitions; every time I went/all the times I went/both times I went, etc.
– John Lawler
Jan 11 '14 at 20:28
You're right. I misread the source I got this from. I'm about to change it
– recursive recursion
Jan 11 '14 at 18:52
You're right. I misread the source I got this from. I'm about to change it
– recursive recursion
Jan 11 '14 at 18:52
2
2
There is also the time(s) construction indicating number of repetitions; every time I went/all the times I went/both times I went, etc.
– John Lawler
Jan 11 '14 at 20:28
There is also the time(s) construction indicating number of repetitions; every time I went/all the times I went/both times I went, etc.
– John Lawler
Jan 11 '14 at 20:28
add a comment |
Time: When referring to multiple past memories I would say would make it a countable noun.
"My best friend and I share a lot of good times"
"All the times I went to the grocery store during the night, they were sold out of banana's"
answered Nov 16 '16 at 0:46
Marc ViherkoskiMarc Viherkoski
1
Welcome to ELU Stack Exchange. To make this a better answer, you should cite some references other than your own opinion. For example. you could note that Merriam-Webster's second sense of the word "time" (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time) is "the point or period when something occurs : occasion." This is a countable noun. Then contrast this with the first sense, which is not countable, and give examples of each.
– Katherine Lockwood
Nov 16 '16 at 2:02
add a comment |
Time: When referring to multiple past memories I would say would make it a countable noun.
"My best friend and I share a lot of good times"
"All the times I went to the grocery store during the night, they were sold out of banana's"
answered Nov 16 '16 at 0:46
Marc ViherkoskiMarc Viherkoski
1
Welcome to ELU Stack Exchange. To make this a better answer, you should cite some references other than your own opinion. For example. you could note that Merriam-Webster's second sense of the word "time" (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time) is "the point or period when something occurs : occasion." This is a countable noun. Then contrast this with the first sense, which is not countable, and give examples of each.
– Katherine Lockwood
Nov 16 '16 at 2:02
add a comment |
Time: When referring to multiple past memories I would say would make it a countable noun.
"My best friend and I share a lot of good times"
"All the times I went to the grocery store during the night, they were sold out of banana's"
answered Nov 16 '16 at 0:46
Marc ViherkoskiMarc Viherkoski
1
Time: When referring to multiple past memories I would say would make it a countable noun.
"My best friend and I share a lot of good times"
"All the times I went to the grocery store during the night, they were sold out of banana's"
answered Nov 16 '16 at 0:46
Marc ViherkoskiMarc Viherkoski
1
answered Nov 16 '16 at 0:46
Marc ViherkoskiMarc Viherkoski
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answered Nov 16 '16 at 0:46
Marc ViherkoskiMarc Viherkoski
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answered Nov 16 '16 at 0:46
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Welcome to ELU Stack Exchange. To make this a better answer, you should cite some references other than your own opinion. For example. you could note that Merriam-Webster's second sense of the word "time" (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time) is "the point or period when something occurs : occasion." This is a countable noun. Then contrast this with the first sense, which is not countable, and give examples of each.
– Katherine Lockwood
Nov 16 '16 at 2:02
add a comment |
Welcome to ELU Stack Exchange. To make this a better answer, you should cite some references other than your own opinion. For example. you could note that Merriam-Webster's second sense of the word "time" (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time) is "the point or period when something occurs : occasion." This is a countable noun. Then contrast this with the first sense, which is not countable, and give examples of each.
– Katherine Lockwood
Nov 16 '16 at 2:02
Welcome to ELU Stack Exchange. To make this a better answer, you should cite some references other than your own opinion. For example. you could note that Merriam-Webster's second sense of the word "time" (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time) is "the point or period when something occurs : occasion." This is a countable noun. Then contrast this with the first sense, which is not countable, and give examples of each.
– Katherine Lockwood
Nov 16 '16 at 2:02
Welcome to ELU Stack Exchange. To make this a better answer, you should cite some references other than your own opinion. For example. you could note that Merriam-Webster's second sense of the word "time" (merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time) is "the point or period when something occurs : occasion." This is a countable noun. Then contrast this with the first sense, which is not countable, and give examples of each.
– Katherine Lockwood
Nov 16 '16 at 2:02
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Wiktionary gives the following countable usages for time:
A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression. a long time; Record the individual times for the processes in each batch. Only your best time is compared with the other competitors. The algorithm runs in O(n2) time.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity, chapter 1: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
1938, Richard Hughes, In Hazard: “The shock of the water, of course, woke him, and he swam for quite a time.”
An experience. We had a wonderful time at the party.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs. Roman times; the time of the dinosaurs
63 BC, Cicero, “First Oration against Catiline” (in translation): “O the times, O the customs!” (Originally, “O tempora o mores”)
1601, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: “The time is out of joint”
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Wiktionary gives the following countable usages for time:
A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression. a long time; Record the individual times for the processes in each batch. Only your best time is compared with the other competitors. The algorithm runs in O(n2) time.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity, chapter 1: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
1938, Richard Hughes, In Hazard: “The shock of the water, of course, woke him, and he swam for quite a time.”
An experience. We had a wonderful time at the party.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs. Roman times; the time of the dinosaurs
63 BC, Cicero, “First Oration against Catiline” (in translation): “O the times, O the customs!” (Originally, “O tempora o mores”)
1601, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: “The time is out of joint”
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Wiktionary gives the following countable usages for time:
A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression. a long time; Record the individual times for the processes in each batch. Only your best time is compared with the other competitors. The algorithm runs in O(n2) time.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity, chapter 1: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
1938, Richard Hughes, In Hazard: “The shock of the water, of course, woke him, and he swam for quite a time.”
An experience. We had a wonderful time at the party.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs. Roman times; the time of the dinosaurs
63 BC, Cicero, “First Oration against Catiline” (in translation): “O the times, O the customs!” (Originally, “O tempora o mores”)
1601, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: “The time is out of joint”
answered 8 mins ago
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Wiktionary gives the following countable usages for time:
A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression. a long time; Record the individual times for the processes in each batch. Only your best time is compared with the other competitors. The algorithm runs in O(n2) time.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity, chapter 1: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
1938, Richard Hughes, In Hazard: “The shock of the water, of course, woke him, and he swam for quite a time.”
An experience. We had a wonderful time at the party.
1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity: “I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.”
An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs. Roman times; the time of the dinosaurs
63 BC, Cicero, “First Oration against Catiline” (in translation): “O the times, O the customs!” (Originally, “O tempora o mores”)
1601, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: “The time is out of joint”
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