Adjective Words to Describe Time

Time is a measure of non-stop, constant change in our environment, usually from a particular point of view. 

Time is the continuation of events from the past to the present. It is used to describe events in space in three dimensional space. It is not something we can see, touch, or taste, but we can measure its passage.

We have got a nice list of adjective words you can use to specify a period of time. These words will also help you help you describe time taken or time duration whenever you want to compare two people, objects or process.

Adjectives to Describe Time

Following are commonly used words to describe time in writing: 

  1. Ample: Enough or more than enough of what is needed
  2. Ancient: The history of times long past
  3. Appointed: If something happens at the appointed time, it happens at the time that was decided in advance
  4. Bad: Not the right moment to do something or for something to happen
  5. Considerate: Being polite and caring
  6. Difficult: Times of trouble, struggle, or unhappiness
  7. Due: Eventually at an appropriate time
  8. Early: Before the time that was arranged or expected
  9. Elapsed: The actual time taken
  10. Enough: Eventually
  11. Extra: A further period of play added on to a game if the scores are equal.
  12. Fast: A period of time characterized by quickly-paced activity, especially involving extravagant or risky conduct
  13. First: Doing something for the first time
  14. Full: Occupying or using the whole of the usual working day or week
  15. Gaining: To cause something to be delayed so that more time is available to do what is needed
  16. Golden: Something marked by luck, peace, and happiness.
  17. Good: Intended purely to entertain.
  18. Hard: He could be facing hard time
  19. Idle: Can be classified either as normal or abnormal
  20. Last: The last time I saw him was at his wedding
  21. Later: At some time subsequent to a given time
  22. Lead: The time between the initiation and completion of a production process.
  23. Less: Very soon If we get started now, we’ll be finished in less than no time
  24. Long: He has tken a long time completing the work
  25. Longest: The logest ever time taken by anyone
  26. Lost: He lost his precious time
  27. Maximum: He is allowed the maximum time to finish this job
  28. Mean: The time before something happens or before a specified period ends
  29. Minimum: He has taken minimum time for completing this task
  30. More: It is more time consuming
  31. Much: He is much needed of time to complete this work
  32. Next: Coming immediately after the time of writing or speaking
  33. Olden: In olden times, people rarely travelled
  34. Over: Time in excess of a set limit
  35. Part: For only part of the usual working day or week
  36. Peak: The time at which the highest numbers of viewers are watching
  37. Precious: A great time
  38. Present: Relating to the current period of time
  39. Proper: Time measured by a clock that has the same motion as the observer 
  40. Same: If two or more things exist, happen, or are true at the same time
  41. Second: Next after the first; being the ordinal number for two
  42. Short: Staff have agreed to work on short time
  43. Shortest: As soon as possible. Without delay
  44. Slow: Standard time, as distinguished from daylight saving time
  45. Spare: The time when one is not working
  46. Sufficient: The amount of time, on average, reasonably required to perform the task with reasonable effectiveness
  47. Swift: Happening quickly or promptly
  48. Tough: To have a challenging period during which one struggles to do or cope with something
  49. Valuable: Having considerable monetary worth
  50. Wrong: In a situation where something bad happens to you because you are unlucky, not because you do anything wrong

Here are some Time management adjectives to improve one’s efficiency through careful and prudent use of time: organization, planning, efficiency, regulation, scheduling, structure management, standardization, performance, productivity, efficacy, projection, forecasting, preparation etc.

Let us now learn How to use these words in sentences and while we speak :

For Example : “He is really fast”, “This is an Ancient stone”, “I like working slowly”.

You don’t have to worry If you aren’t able to remember all these time period words, You can use this list as a reference till the time you master these time adjectives and get used to writing them in sentences or speaking.

Quick Links

  1. Clock and Time Telling Terms for Kids
  2. Examples of Prepositions of Time
  3. Examples of Time Connectives

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