time- root words — words with the time- root

The root time- comes from Old English tima, meaning time. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including meantime, timescale, wartime, pastime, pastimes, teatime, timeline, timepiece, airtime, beforetime, dinnertime, spacetime. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the time- root

Explore words with time- — words containing the time- root and sharing its sense of "time". Examples include meantime, timescale, wartime, pastime, pastimes, teatime, timeline, timepiece, airtime, beforetime, dinnertime, spacetime. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The time- root means time, from Old English tima. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.