Phrase guide

this time

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

On or near the same date (in the past or in the future); by this time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • this time last year
  • (By) this time next week I'll be lying on the beach.
  • This time next year, I shall've finished university.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

On this occasion (as opposed to last time or next time).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tähän aikaan — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • German: heute in — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Ancient Greek: τηνικαῦτα (tēnikaûta) — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Hungarian: ilyenkor — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Polish: w tym czasie — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Polish: tymczasem — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Polish: wówczas — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Russian: в э́то вре́мя (v éto vrémja) — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Spanish: a esta hora — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Spanish: a aquesta hora — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Spanish: en aquesta época — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Spanish: en — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Spanish: dentro de — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Spanish: hace — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Spanish: para — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Swedish: vid den här tiden — on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • Czech: tentokrát — now, today, on this occasion
  • Dutch: ditmaal — now, today, on this occasion
  • Esperanto: ĉi-foje — now, today, on this occasion
  • Estonian: seekord — now, today, on this occasion
  • Estonian: sel korral — now, today, on this occasion
  • Finnish: tällä kertaa — now, today, on this occasion
  • Finnish: tämän kerran — now, today, on this occasion
  • Galician: desta vez — now, today, on this occasion
  • Galician: desta volta — now, today, on this occasion
  • Galician: desta feita — now, today, on this occasion
  • German: diesmal — now, today, on this occasion
  • Hindi: अब की बार (ab kī bār) — now, today, on this occasion
  • Hungarian: ezúttal — now, today, on this occasion
  • Korean: 이번 (ibeon) — now, today, on this occasion
  • Plautdietsch: ditmol — now, today, on this occasion
  • Polish: tym razem — now, today, on this occasion
  • Portuguese: desta vez — now, today, on this occasion
  • Russian: на э́тот раз (na étot raz) — now, today, on this occasion
  • Russian: в э́тот раз (v étot raz) — now, today, on this occasion
  • Lower Sorbian: tenraz — now, today, on this occasion
  • Spanish: esta vez — now, today, on this occasion
  • Spanish: aquesta vez — now, today, on this occasion
  • Spanish: de esta — now, today, on this occasion
  • Spanish: de aquesta — now, today, on this occasion
  • Swedish: denna gång — now, today, on this occasion
  • Welsh: y tro yma — now, today, on this occasion