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having time

having time is the present participle and gerund 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 having time

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

Words near having time in the dictionary

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

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