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had time

had time is the simple past and past participle of have time.

Meaning of have time

Verb

have time (third-person singular simple present has time, present participle having time, simple past and past participle had time)

  1. (intransitive) To be available, to have the time, to be without commitments over a certain period of time (thus being able to choose what to do with it, instead of following a schedule).
  2. To have enough time, e.g. for doing something.
    • She had time to think about it.

Questions about had time

What is had time the simple past and past participle of?
Had time is the simple past and past participle of have time.

Words near had time in the dictionary

  1. had the world by the tail
  2. had the world by the tail on a downhill pull
  3. had the world by the testicles
  4. had the world on a string
  5. had tickets on oneself
  6. had time
  7. had time on one's hands
  8. had time on one's side
  9. had to
  10. had to say for oneself
  11. had truck with

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