This use means different moments or points when something happens. We use it to count how many times an event occurs.
I met her three times this week.
We went to the park many times.
This meaning is used in math to say one number multiplies another. It tells how many groups of a number there are.
Two times three equals six.
Four times five is twenty.
Used to show how much bigger, faster, or more of something there is compared to another. It shows a comparison in quantity.
She earns three times my salary.
The city is five times bigger than mine.
Here, 'times' means a period in history or life with special conditions or situations.
Those were different times.
Hard times often teach us lessons.
As a verb, 'time' means to check how long something takes. We use it in sports or work to measure duration.
We timed the race today.
Can you time how long it takes?
Used in expressions to say something is done exactly when it should be. Note: informal and nonstandard plural adverb form.
She arrived right on times.
They finished the work in times.
