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1 N‑COUNT A timetable is a plan of the times when particular events are to take place. □  Don't you realize we're working to a timetable? We have to have results. □ [+ for ] The two countries are to try to agree a timetable for formal talks.

2 N‑COUNT In a school or college, a timetable is a list that shows the times in the week at which particular subjects are taught. You can also refer to the range of subjects that a student learns or the classes that a teacher teaches as their timetable . [BRIT ] □  Options are offered subject to staff availability and the constraints of the timetable. in AM, usually use class schedule 3 N‑COUNT A timetable is a list of the times when trains, boats, buses, or aeroplanes are supposed to arrive at or leave from a particular place. [mainly BRIT ] □  For a local bus timetable, contact Dyfed County Council. in AM, usually use schedule 4 VERB [usu passive] If something is timetabled , it is scheduled to happen or do something at a particular time. [mainly BRIT ] □ [be V -ed] On both days, three very different trains will be timetabled. □ [be V -ed to-inf] Opie is timetabled to work a four-day week.

ti me tri|al (time trials ) N‑COUNT In cycling and some other sports, a time trial is a contest in which competitors race along a course individually, in as fast a time as possible, instead of racing directly against each other.

ti me wast|er (time wasters ) also time-waster N‑COUNT If you say that someone or something is a time waster , you mean that they cause you to spend a lot of time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Surfing the Internet is fun, but it's also a time waster.

ti me-worn also timeworn ADJ Something that is time-worn is old or has been used a lot over a long period of time. □  Even in the dim light the equipment looked old and time-worn.

ti me zone (time zones ) also time-zone N‑COUNT A time zone is one of the areas into which the world is divided where the time is calculated as being a particular number of hours behind or ahead of GMT.

tim|id /t I m I d/

1 ADJ Timid people are shy, nervous, and have no courage or confidence in themselves. □  A timid child, Isabella had learned obedience at an early age. ●  ti|mid|ity /t I m I d I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □  She doesn't ridicule my timidity. ●  tim|id|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □  The little boy stepped forward timidly and shook Leo's hand.

2 ADJ If you describe someone's attitudes or actions as timid , you are criticizing them for being too cautious or slow to act, because they are nervous about the possible consequences of their actions. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  The President's critics say he has been too timid in responding to changing international developments. ●  ti|mid|ity N‑UNCOUNT □  He was soon disillusioned by the government's timidity on social reform. ●  tim|id|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  A number of these states are moving timidly towards multi-party democracy.

tim|ing /ta I m I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Timing is the skill or action of judging the right moment in a situation or activity at which to do something. □  His photo is a wonderful happy moment, caught with perfect timing.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Timing is used to refer to the time at which something happens or is planned to happen, or to the length of time that something takes. □ [+ of ] The timing of this meeting was extremely important.

3 → see also time

tim|or|ous /t I mərəs/

1 ADJ If you describe someone as timorous , you mean that they are frightened and nervous of other people and situations. [LITERARY ] □  He is a reclusive, timorous creature.