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noun • an instance or single occasion for some event • a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something • an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) • a suitable moment • the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past • a person's experience on a particular occasion • a reading of a point in time as given by a clock • the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event • rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration • the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned verb • measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time • assign a time for an activity or event • set the speed, duration, or execution of • regulate or set the time of • adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time | ||||
| 27% | 3 | Stretch the truth or stretch out | ||
noun • a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth • Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) • position or manner in which something is situated verb • be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position • be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position • originate (in) • be and remain in a particular state or condition • tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive • have a place in relation to something else • assume a reclining position | ||||
| 25% | 9 | The measurement of a person's hand or arm length at full stretch. | ||
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Stretch Measurement Centre Only Or Not
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TIME which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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TIME
Updated: October 14, 2023
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