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reclaimed one's time

reclaimed one's time is the simple past and past participle of reclaim one's time.

Meaning of reclaim one's time

Verb

reclaim one's time (third-person singular simple present reclaims one's time, present participle reclaiming one's time, simple past and past participle reclaimed one's time)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To assert control over one's allotted time, in order to stop interruptions and regain speaking time during a parliamentary procedure.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To regain control of one's time from distractions, inefficiencies, or the demands of others.

Questions about reclaimed one's time

What is reclaimed one's time the simple past and past participle of?
Reclaimed one's time is the simple past and past participle of reclaim one's time.

Words near reclaimed one's time in the dictionary

  1. reclaimableness
  2. reclaimably
  3. reclaimant
  4. reclaimants
  5. reclaimed
  6. reclaimed one's time
  7. reclaimer
  8. reclaimers
  9. reclaimest
  10. reclaimeth
  11. reclaiming

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