retime
/ˈɹiːtaɪm/
retime noun: the act of timing again.
Noun
retime (plural retimes)
- The act of timing again.
Verb
IPA/ɹiːˈtaɪm/
retime (third-person singular simple present retimes, present participle retiming, simple past and past participle retimed)
- To time again.
- 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
- To change the timing or duration of.
- to retime notes in music
Forms of retime
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | retimes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | retimes |
| present participle | retiming |
| past participle | retimed |
| past | retimed |
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.
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