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came to time

came to time is the simple past of come to time.

Meaning of come to time

Verb

come to time (third-person singular simple present comes to time, present participle coming to time, simple past came to time, past participle come to time)

  1. (dated) To come forward in order to resume the contest when the interval allowed for rest is over and time is called.
    • We fights for ten minutes or so, and then I hits him a round blow on the ear, and he falls down on the hard, and couldn't come to time. No wonder, poor fellow ! for he had gone to eternity.1834, Frederick Marryat, Jacob Faithful
  2. (idiomatic) To maintain an appointment; to meet expectations.

Questions about came to time

What is came to time the simple past of?
Came to time is the simple past of come to time.

Words near came to time in the dictionary

  1. came to rest
  2. came to someone's aid
  3. came to someone's rescue
  4. came to terms
  5. came to terms with
  6. came to time
  7. came together
  8. came true
  9. came under
  10. came unhinged
  11. came up

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