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reclaiming one's time

reclaiming one's time is the present participle and gerund 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 reclaiming one's time

What is reclaiming one's time the present participle and gerund of?
Reclaiming one's time is the present participle and gerund of reclaim one's time.

Words near reclaiming one's time in the dictionary

  1. reclaimer
  2. reclaimers
  3. reclaimest
  4. reclaimeth
  5. reclaiming
  6. reclaiming one's time
  7. Reclaiming Wicca
  8. reclaimless
  9. reclaimment
  10. reclaims
  11. reclaims one's time

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