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having the right time

having the right time is the present participle of have the right time.

Meaning of have the right time

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
  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

Questions about having the right time

What is having the right time the present participle of?
Having the right time is the present participle of have the right time.

Words near having the right time in the dictionary

  1. having the laugh on one's side
  2. having the law of
  3. having the painters in
  4. having the pas of someone
  5. having the pleasure
  6. having the right time
  7. having the sun in one's eyes
  8. having the tiger by the tail
  9. having the wind up
  10. having the wolf by the ear
  11. having the world by the bag

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