Time and While

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Time

Time noun - A particular point at which an event takes place.

Usage example: remember that one time you tried to wash the dog in the sink

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While is a synonym for time in period topic. In some cases you can use "While" instead a noun "Time", when it comes to topics like big. popular alternative

Nearby Words: timed, timely, timing, timeout, timeliness

While

While noun - A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.

Usage example: he was here for a little while

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Synonyms for While

Antonyms for While

Time is a synonym for while in duration topic. You can use "Time" instead a noun "While", if it concerns topics such as big, time interval. popular alternative

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How words are described

good	good time	good while
best	best time	best while
long	long time	long while
normal	normal time	normal while
Other adjectives: brief, short, perfect, free, single, small, real, big, great, little, few, less, next, longest, longer.

Common collocations

point

time point

while point

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