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have the right time

have the right time verb: to know the correct time of day.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To know the correct time of day.
    • No, sir; I told him I didn't have the right time. The fellows that was behind had the right time.1877, House documents - Volume 294; Volume 297, page 45
    • Depend on it , George does have the right time. He bought a watch from us five years ago.1923, The Jewelers' Circular - Volume 86, Issue 2, page 137
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, right, time.
    • These are the ones who, if you have the right time with them, you can often save an unnecessary admission.2014, Margaret Hodge, House of Commons - Committee of Public Accounts, page 4
    • Everything has the right time to grow, be and happen.2022, Antónia Pereira, Messages for the Soul: Of Comfort, Hope, and Transformation

Forms of have the right time

third-person singular presenthas the right time
present participlehaving the right time
past participlehad the right time
pasthad the right time

Questions about have the right time

What does have the right time mean?
Have the right time means to know the correct time of day.
What part of speech is have the right time?
Have the right time is a verb.
What is the past tense of have the right time?
The past tense of have the right time is had the right time.

Words near have the right time in the dictionary

  1. have the law of
  2. have the legs of someone
  3. have the painters in
  4. have the pas of someone
  5. have the pleasure
  6. have the right time
  7. have the run of
  8. have the sun in one's eyes
  9. have the tiger by the tail
  10. have the time
  11. have the wind up

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