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TIM

/tɪm/

TIM proper noun: a nickname for the speaking clock. Also the initialism of trans-identified male.

Proper noun (1)

TIM

  1. (UK) A nickname for the speaking clock.

Noun (1)

TIM (countable and uncountable, plural TIMs)

  1. Translocon on Inner cellular Membrane

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Tim

Tim (plural Tims)

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Timothy and Timon (rare).
    • “Did you say Tim Donohue? I’m Tim Donohue,” my Tim said. […] It now occurred to me that the two Tims had been neighbors.2011 January 27, Laura Berning, “I Call Your/His Name”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2013
    • Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan is stepping down effective immediately as the bank struggles to overcome a litany of scandals.2019 March 28, Matt Egan, “Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan steps down suddenly”, in CNN Business

Noun (2) capitalized: Tim

Tim (plural Tims)

  1. (Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) A Catholic.
  2. (slang) A supporter of the Scottish football team Celtic F.C..

Also used as

TIM is also the initialism of trans-identified male.

TIM is also the initialism of time interval meter.

TIM is also the initialism of triosephosphateisomerase.

TIM is also the abbreviation of time-in-minutes.

Synonyms of TIM

  • T-I-M
  • T.I.M.

Forms of TIM

Noun
pluralTIMs
pluralTims
Proper noun
pluralTims

Origin of TIM

The service was originally reached in major cities by dialling the letters TIM (846) on a dial telephone.

Abbreviation. In the sense "trans-identified male", when applied to trans women by transphobes, perhaps influenced by the name Tim.

Words formed from TIM

Phrases with TIM

Words that rhyme with TIM

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Questions about TIM

What does TIM mean?
TIM means a nickname for the speaking clock.
What part of speech is TIM?
TIM can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce TIM?
TIM is pronounced /tɪm/.

Words near TIM in the dictionary

  1. tiltyard
  2. tiltyards
  3. tiludronate
  4. tiludronic acid
  5. tilvalosin
  6. TIM
  7. Tim Horton's
  8. Tim Hortons
  9. Tim Hortonses
  10. tim whiskies
  11. tim whisky

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: TIM (page history and authors); Tim (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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