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retime

/ˈɹiːtaɪm/

retime noun: the act of timing again.

Noun

retime (plural retimes)

  1. The act of timing again.

Verb

IPA/ɹiːˈtaɪm/

retime (third-person singular simple present retimes, present participle retiming, simple past and past participle retimed)

  1. (transitive) To time again.
  2. (transitive) To reschedule for another time.
    • Train services will be retimed tomorrow because of strike action.
    • Many of the remaining trains have been retimed and where possible freight trains have also been diverted to alternative routes.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99
  3. (transitive) To change the timing or duration of.
    • to retime notes in music

Forms of retime

Noun
pluralretimes
Verb
third-person singular presentretimes
present participleretiming
past participleretimed
pastretimed

Origin of retime

From re- + time.

Questions about retime

What does retime mean?
Retime means the act of timing again.
What part of speech is retime?
Retime can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce retime?
Retime is pronounced /ˈɹiːtaɪm/.
What is the plural of retime?
The plural of retime is retimes.

Words near retime in the dictionary

  1. retilts
  2. retimber
  3. retimbered
  4. retimbering
  5. retimbers
  6. retime
  7. retimed
  8. retimes
  9. retiming
  10. retin
  11. retina

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