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backtime

backtime is the alternative form of back time.

Meaning of back time

Noun

back time

  1. The time during a broadcast at which previously rehearsed material should begin, in order to fit the schedule correctly.
  2. (dated) That which is overdue or in arrear.

See all 3 meanings of back time

Verb

backtime (third-person singular simple present backtimes, present participle backtiming, simple past and past participle backtimed)

  1. (transitive) To time (an item) according to the scheduled time of the item that will follow, cutting or padding it as necessary.

Forms of backtime

third-person singular presentbacktimes
present participlebacktiming
past participlebacktimed
pastbacktimed

Origin of backtime

From back + time.

Questions about backtime

What does backtime mean?
Backtime means to time (an item) according to the scheduled time of the item that will follow, cutting or padding it as necessary.
What is backtime the alternative form of?
Backtime is the alternative form of back time.
What part of speech is backtime?
Backtime is a verb.
What is the past tense of backtime?
The past tense of backtime is backtimed.

Words near backtime in the dictionary

  1. backthrustings
  2. backthrusts
  3. backtick
  4. backticked
  5. backticks
  6. backtime
  7. backtimed
  8. backtimes
  9. backtiming
  10. backtitrate
  11. backtitrated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backtime (page history and authors); back time (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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