time of day

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time of day

noun times of day

The time according to the clock.
Similar: time, clock time, o'clock
A loosely specified period of time, minutes or hours in duration, especially daytime, or point in time. "At what time of day and year are the winds strongest?" / "Winter mornings, I think, or maybe at day’s end."
Similar: time, hour
The greeting appropriate to the time of day. to give/bid someone the time of day
dated, dialectal, informal era: time; day. that's how it was in that time of day [ = at that time, back in that day]
Similar: loosely specified period of time
archaic The right thing; the ticket; that which is needed. ‘Never mind me, Sir,’ replied Sam. ‘Lend him a hand, Mr. Winkle, sir. Steady, sir, steady! That’s the time o’ day!’

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noun time according to the clock

Español	hora del día

noun loosely specified period of or point in time

Español	hora del día
Deutsch	Tageszeit
Română	timpul zilei
Русский	вре́мя vrémja

noun greetings appropriate to the time of day

Русский	вре́мя су́ток vrémja sútok, приве́т privét

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@misc{time_of_day_2026,
  title = {time of day},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/time%20of%20day},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}