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coming to time

coming to time is the present participle 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 coming to time

What is coming to time the present participle of?
Coming to time is the present participle of come to time.

Words near coming to time in the dictionary

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

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