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What is time? The easiest way to describe time would be to say that it runs in the form of a straight line.That is the reason why we often describe time as being"Linear".There are some pretty strict rules when it comes to our understanding of time.For example time can only go forwards.Time can not! be slowed down and time cannot be stopped! Luckily for us we have a neat little system called "Stressing Tense" this allows us to use words to show when something has happened if it's happening now... Or when it will happen. But how does this relate to learning English​? I will tell you. In English grammar we need to know when an event is happening and we need to be able to show it clearly by what we say. It may seem a little strange to be linking the subject of time with learning English​ but in fact there is a very strong connection between the use of English and it's relation to time. Needless to say everything happens at a certain time. So it's important for us to be able to say when a certain event happened. We have three basic points to consider when placing an event at a particular moment : we have "the past", "the present"and of course we have "the future".It also worth remembering that the only part of this that is moving forward​ is "The present". The future always lies ahead! and the past is constantly trailing behind. However, the present is also constantly changing. It is a little bit like sitting in a moving car . The car represent now...and the road is time itself.So when speaking English...you will need to know how to express words to clearly show, the point of time to which it relates.A very simple example would be...Did... Doing...Do.I did it in the past,I have done it already. I'm doing it in the present, I'm doing it now.I will do it in the future,I will do it later. Time is a very complicated thing to understand, it took humans thousands of years to discover the relation between when and what.But we finally did managed to work it out...when Albert Einstein​ scratched his head one day he said..." It is all relative" it was that precise moment when the "Thoery of Relativity" was born. It is much easier nowadays to explain, when and what but there's still one question we cannot answer and that question is...WHY? There are some idioms and proverbs which relate to time. For example" Time waits for no man" " No time like the present" " All in the fullness of time" " Just in the nick of time" " A stitch in time...saves...nine" " Time marches on" "The sands of time". Well, it seems as if I have run out of time So thanks for your time, see you next time... Hopefully soon. (2)

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It may seem a little strange to link (not "to be linking")
The car represents now (not "represent")

This is very good. Is it a speech/presentation? There are some punctuation errors, but those won't matter if it's a speech.

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What is time? The easiest way to describe time would be to say that it runs in the form of a straight line.That is the reason why we often describe time as being"Linear".There are some pretty strict rules when it comes to our understanding of time.For example time can only go forwards.Time can not! be slowed down and time cannot be stopped! Luckily for us we have a neat little system called "Stressing Tense" this allows us to use words to show when something has happened if it's happening now... Or when it will happen. But how does this relate to learning English​? I will tell you. In English grammar we need to know when an event is happening and we need to be able to show it clearly by what we say. It may seem a little strange to be linking the subject of time with learning English​ but in fact there is a very strong connection between the use of English and it's relation to time. Needless to say everything happens at a certain time. So it's important for us to be able to say when a certain event happened. We have three basic points to consider when placing an event at a particular moment : we have "the past", "the present"and of course we have "the future".It also worth remembering that the only part of this that is moving forward​ is "The present". The future always lies ahead! and the past is constantly trailing behind. However, the present is also constantly changing. It is a little bit like sitting in a moving car . The car represent now...and the road is time itself.So when speaking English...you will need to know how to express words to clearly show, the point of time to which it relates.A very simple example would be...Did... Doing...Do.I did it in the past,I have done it already. I'm doing it in the present, I'm doing it now.I will do it in the future,I will do it later. Time is a very complicated thing to understand, it took humans thousands of years to discover the relation between when and what.But we finally did managed to work it out...when Albert Einstein​ scratched his head one day he said..." It is all relative" it was that precise moment when the "Thoery of Relativity" was born. It is much easier nowadays to explain, when and what but there's still one question we cannot answer and that question is...WHY? There are some idioms and proverbs which relate to time. For example" Time waits for no man" " No time like the present" " All in the fullness of time" " Just in the nick of time" " A stitch in time...saves...nine" " Time marches on" "The sands of time". Well, it seems as if I have run out of time So thanks for your time, see you next time... Hopefully soon. (4)

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@sixessseven I don't think so, I'm a professional writer and I know what I'm doing.Thanks anyway for your try this was my attempt to check everyone's​ level and I guess you're the only one who tried truly to help so I'll say hats off for you :)

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What is time? The easiest way to describe time would be to say that it runs in the form of a straight line.That is the reason why we often describe time as being"Linear".There are some pretty strict rules when it comes to our understanding of time.For example time can only go forwards.Time can not! be slowed down and time cannot be stopped! Luckily for us we have a neat little system called "Stressing Tense" this allows us to use words to show when something has happened if it's happening now... Or when it will happen. But how does this relate to learning English​? I will tell you. In English grammar we need to know when an event is happening and we need to be able to show it clearly by what we say. It may seem a little strange to be linking the subject of time with learning English​ but in fact there is a very strong connection between the use of English and it's relation to time. Needless to say everything happens at a certain time. So it's important for us to be able to say when a certain event happened. We have three basic points to consider when placing an event at a particular moment : we have "the past", "the present"and of course we have "the future".It also worth remembering that the only part of this that is moving forward​ is "The present". The future always lies ahead! and the past is constantly trailing behind. However, the present is also constantly changing. It is a little bit like sitting in a moving car . The car represent now...and the road is time itself.So when speaking English...you will need to know how to express words to clearly show, the point of time to which it relates.A very simple example would be...Did... Doing...Do.I did it in the past,I have done it already. I'm doing it in the present, I'm doing it now.I will do it in the future,I will do it later. Time is a very complicated thing to understand, it took humans thousands of years to discover the relation between when and what.But we finally did managed to work it out...when Albert Einstein​ scratched his head one day he said..." It is all relative" it was that precise moment when the "Thoery of Relativity" was born. It is much easier nowadays to explain, when and what but there's still one question we cannot answer and that question is...WHY? There are some idioms and proverbs which relate to time. For example" Time waits for no man" " No time like the present" " All in the fullness of time" " Just in the nick of time" " A stitch in time...saves...nine" " Time marches on" "The sands of time". Well, it seems as if I have run out of time So thanks for your time, see you next time... Hopefully soon. (12)

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What is time? The easiest way to describe time would be to say that it runs in the form of a straight line.That is the reason why we often describe time as being"Linear".There are some pretty strict rules when it comes to our understanding of time.For example time can only go forwards.Time can not! be slowed down and time cannot be stopped! Luckily for us we have a neat little system called "Stressing Tense" this allows us to use words to show when something has happened if it's happening now... Or when it will happen. But how does this relate to learning English​? I will tell you. In English grammar we need to know when an event is happening and we need to be able to show it clearly by what we say. It may seem a little strange to be linking the subject of time with learning English​ but in fact there is a very strong connection between the use of English and it's relation to time. Needless to say everything happens at a certain time. So it's important for us to be able to say when a certain event happened. We have three basic points to consider when placing an event at a particular moment : we have "the past", "the present"and of course we have "the future".It also worth remembering that the only part of this that is moving forward​ is "The present". The future always lies ahead! and the past is constantly trailing behind. However, the present is also constantly changing. It is a little bit like sitting in a moving car . The car represent now...and the road is time itself.So when speaking English...you will need to know how to express words to clearly show, the point of time to which it relates.A very simple example would be...Did... Doing...Do.I did it in the past,I have done it already. I'm doing it in the present, I'm doing it now.I will do it in the future,I will do it later. Time is a very complicated thing to understand, it took humans thousands of years to discover the relation between when and what.But we finally did managed to work it out...when Albert Einstein​ scratched his head one day he said..." It is all relative" it was that precise moment when the "Thoery of Relativity" was born. It is much easier nowadays to explain, when and what but there's still one question we cannot answer and that question is...WHY? There are some idioms and proverbs which relate to time. For example" Time waits for no man" " No time like the present" " All in the fullness of time" " Just in the nick of time" " A stitch in time...saves...nine" " Time marches on" "The sands of time". Well, it seems as if I have run out of time So thanks for your time, see you next time... Hopefully soon. (19)

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What is time? The easiest way to describe time would be to say that it runs in the form of a straight line.That is the reason why we often describe time as being"Linear".There are some pretty strict rules when it comes to our understanding of time.For example time can only go forwards.Time can not! be slowed down and time cannot be stopped! Luckily for us we have a neat little system called "Stressing Tense" this allows us to use words to show when something has happened if it's happening now... Or when it will happen. But how does this relate to learning English​? I will tell you. In English grammar we need to know when an event is happening and we need to be able to show it clearly by what we say. It may seem a little strange to be linking the subject of time with learning English​ but in fact there is a very strong connection between the use of English and it's relation to time. Needless to say everything happens at a certain time. So it's important for us to be able to say when a certain event happened. We have three basic points to consider when placing an event at a particular moment : we have "the past", "the present"and of course we have "the future".It also worth remembering that the only part of this that is moving forward​ is "The present". The future always lies ahead! and the past is constantly trailing behind. However, the present is also constantly changing. It is a little bit like sitting in a moving car . The car represent now...and the road is time itself.So when speaking English...you will need to know how to express words to clearly show, the point of time to which it relates.A very simple example would be...Did... Doing...Do.I did it in the past,I have done it already. I'm doing it in the present, I'm doing it now.I will do it in the future,I will do it later. Time is a very complicated thing to understand, it took humans thousands of years to discover the relation between when and what.But we finally did managed to work it out...when Albert Einstein​ scratched his head one day he said..." It is all relative" it was that precise moment when the "Thoery of Relativity" was born. It is much easier nowadays to explain, when and what but there's still one question we cannot answer and that question is...WHY? There are some idioms and proverbs which relate to time. For example" Time waits for no man" " No time like the present" " All in the fullness of time" " Just in the nick of time" " A stitch in time...saves...nine" " Time marches on" "The sands of time". Well, it seems as if I have run out of time So thanks for your time, see you next time... Hopefully soon. (20)Bu sembol nedir?

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What is time? The easiest way to describe time would be to say that it runs in the form of a straight line.That is the reason why we often describe time as being"Linear".There are some pretty strict rules when it comes to our understanding of time.For example time can only go forwards.Time can not! be slowed down and time cannot be stopped! Luckily for us we have a neat little system called "Stressing Tense" this allows us to use words to show when something has happened if it's happening now... Or when it will happen. But how does this relate to learning English​? I will tell you. In English grammar we need to know when an event is happening and we need to be able to show it clearly by what we say. It may seem a little strange to be linking the subject of time with learning English​ but in fact there is a very strong connection between the use of English and it's relation to time. Needless to say everything happens at a certain time. So it's important for us to be able to say when a certain event happened. We have three basic points to consider when placing an event at a particular moment : we have "the past", "the present"and of course we have "the future".It also worth remembering that the only part of this that is moving forward​ is "The present". The future always lies ahead! and the past is constantly trailing behind. However, the present is also constantly changing. It is a little bit like sitting in a moving car . The car represent now...and the road is time itself.So when speaking English...you will need to know how to express words to clearly show, the point of time to which it relates.A very simple example would be...Did... Doing...Do.I did it in the past,I have done it already. I'm doing it in the present, I'm doing it now.I will do it in the future,I will do it later. Time is a very complicated thing to understand, it took humans thousands of years to discover the relation between when and what.But we finally did managed to work it out...when Albert Einstein​ scratched his head one day he said..." It is all relative" it was that precise moment when the "Thoery of Relativity" was born. It is much easier nowadays to explain, when and what but there's still one question we cannot answer and that question is...WHY? There are some idioms and proverbs which relate to time. For example" Time waits for no man" " No time like the present" " All in the fullness of time" " Just in the nick of time" " A stitch in time...saves...nine" " Time marches on" "The sands of time". Well, it seems as if I have run out of time So thanks for your time, see you next time... Hopefully soon. (21)

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What is time? The easiest way to describe time would be to say that it runs in the form of a straight line.That is the reason why we often describe time as being"Linear".There are some pretty strict rules when it comes to our understanding of time.For example time can only go forwards.Time can not! be slowed down and time cannot be stopped! Luckily for us we have a neat little system called "Stressing Tense" this allows us to use words to show when something has happened if it's happening now... Or when it will happen. But how does this relate to learning English​? I will tell you. In English grammar we need to know when an event is happening and we need to be able to show it clearly by what we say. It may seem a little strange to be linking the subject of time with learning English​ but in fact there is a very strong connection between the use of English and it's relation to time. Needless to say everything happens at a certain time. So it's important for us to be able to say when a certain event happened. We have three basic points to consider when placing an event at a particular moment : we have "the past", "the present"and of course we have "the future".It also worth remembering that the only part of this that is moving forward​ is "The present". The future always lies ahead! and the past is constantly trailing behind. However, the present is also constantly changing. It is a little bit like sitting in a moving car . The car represent now...and the road is time itself.So when speaking English...you will need to know how to express words to clearly show, the point of time to which it relates.A very simple example would be...Did... Doing...Do.I did it in the past,I have done it already. I'm doing it in the present, I'm doing it now.I will do it in the future,I will do it later. Time is a very complicated thing to understand, it took humans thousands of years to discover the relation between when and what.But we finally did managed to work it out...when Albert Einstein​ scratched his head one day he said..." It is all relative" it was that precise moment when the "Thoery of Relativity" was born. It is much easier nowadays to explain, when and what but there's still one question we cannot answer and that question is...WHY? There are some idioms and proverbs which relate to time. For example" Time waits for no man" " No time like the present" " All in the fullness of time" " Just in the nick of time" " A stitch in time...saves...nine" " Time marches on" "The sands of time". Well, it seems as if I have run out of time So thanks for your time, see you next time... Hopefully soon. (22)

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How would you describe time? ›

Physicists define time as the progression of events from the past to the present into the future. Basically, if a system is unchanging, it is timeless. Time can be considered to be the fourth dimension of reality, used to describe events in three-dimensional space.

Why do they say time is not linear? ›

Time is only a reflection of change. From change, our brains construct a sense of time as if it were flowing. As he puts it, all the "evidence we have for time is encoded in static configurations, which we see or experience subjectively, all of them fitting together to make time seem linear."

How did you define time? ›

The ongoing sequence of events is referred to as “time.” The past, present, and future are all intertwined. The ”second” is the fundamental unit of time. Minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years are also included as units of time. We use clocks to keep track of time.

How do we know time is linear? ›

The Second Law of Thermodynamics suggests that time is linear and unidirectional because things in our universe go from a state of order to a state of (increasing) disorder. My hot cup of tea becomes cold, it doesn't heat up. A dead body decays, it doesn't come back to life. Cars wear out.

What is time in a simple way? ›

Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future.

What is the easiest way to explain time? ›

Introduce kids to the hour hand first, and explain that it tells which hour it is. Then introduce them to the minute hand. Explain that the clock displays 60 minutes, which make an hour, and that each time the hour hand rotates, an hour has passed.

What does it mean to see time as linear? ›

Time is linear here in the 3rd dimension. In higher dimensions, not so much. In other words, our perception of time in our current level of consciousness is that it only runs in one direction and for all practical purposes it runs at a constant rate.

Why did Einstein say time is an illusion? ›

Albert Einstein famously expressed this point when he wrote to a friend, “The past, present and future are only illusions, even if stubborn ones.” Einstein's startling conclusion stems directly from his special theory of relativity, which denies any absolute, universal significance to the present moment.

What is the meaning of linear time? ›

To put it simply, linear time is the idea that time moves in one direction, from the past through the present and into the future. It's a one-way street. You can think of it as a straight line on a graph where each point represents a moment, steadily moving forward, never back.

How do you define time easy? ›

Time is the ongoing sequence of events taking place. The past, present and future. The basic unit of time is the second. There are also minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years. We can measure time using clocks.

How do you explain time in words? ›

How do you tell the time in English?
  • When the big hand is on the twelve, we say it's o'clock.
  • When the big hand is on the three, we say it's quarter past.
  • When the big hand is on the six, we say it's half past.
  • When the big hand is on the nine, we say it's quarter to.
  • For other times, we count the minutes in fives.
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How did Einstein define time? ›

Part of the Einstein exhibition. Time seems to follow a universal, ticktock rhythm. But it doesn't. In the Special Theory of Relativity, Einstein determined that time is relative—in other words, the rate at which time passes depends on your frame of reference.

Is time real or an illusion? ›

The currently accepted view of physics is that time is as real as space.

Is time just a human construct? ›

Many scientists and philosophers argue that time is not a fixed and objective reality, but rather a subjective and human-made illusion. As Albert Einstein once famously said, “People like us who believe in physics know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

Does time exist in a black hole? ›

From the viewpoint of an observer outside the black hole, time stops. For example, an object falling into the hole would appear frozen in time at the edge of the hole. Inside a black hole is where the real mystery lies. According to Einstein's theory, time and space, in a way, trade places inside the hole.

What is the best word to describe time? ›

Synonyms of 'time' in American English
  • noun) in the sense of period. Synonyms. period. duration. interval. season. space. span. spell. stretch. term.
  • noun) in the sense of occasion. Synonyms. occasion. instance. juncture. point. stage.
  • noun) in the sense of tempo.
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What adjectives describe time? ›

Adjectives of Time and Place - Adjectives of Time
  • past. existing before the present time. ...
  • present. occurring or existing right this moment. ...
  • future. coming in to existence or happening after this moment. ...
  • underway. currently happening. ...
  • due. expected or required to happen at a certain time. ...
  • gradual. ...
  • overnight. ...
  • nocturnal.

How do you describe time in an essay? ›

Some tips for writing a descriptive essay about time are: Choose a specific moment or event to describe. Use sensory details to bring the moment to life. Use figurative language to create a strong emotional connection with the reader.

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