this time

noun

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

“this time last year”

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Meanings

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

    this time last year

    2 more examples

    (By) this time next week I'll be lying on the beach.

    This time next year, I shall've finished university.

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

Translations

Ancient Greek τηνικαῦτα
  • τηνικαῦτα (tēnikaûta)on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
Czech tentokrát
  • tentokrátnow, today, on this occasion
Dutch ditmaal
  • ditmaalnow, today, on this occasion
Esperanto ĉi-foje
  • ĉi-fojenow, today, on this occasion
Estonian seekord, sel korral
  • seekordnow, today, on this occasion
  • sel korralnow, today, on this occasion
Finnish tähän aikaan, tällä kertaa
  • tähän aikaanon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • tällä kertaanow, today, on this occasion
  • tämän kerrannow, today, on this occasion
German heute in, diesmal
  • heute inon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • diesmalnow, today, on this occasion
Hindi अब की बार
  • अब की बार (ab kī bār)now, today, on this occasion
Hungarian ilyenkor, ezúttal
  • ilyenkoron or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • ezúttalnow, today, on this occasion
Korean 이번
  • 이번 (ibeon)now, today, on this occasion
Polish w tym czasie, tymczasem
  • w tym czasieon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • tymczasemon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • wówczason or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • tym razemnow, today, on this occasion
Portuguese desta vez
  • desta veznow, today, on this occasion
Russian в э́то вре́мя, на э́тот раз
  • в э́то вре́мя (v éto vrémja)on or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • на э́тот раз (na étot raz)now, today, on this occasion
  • в э́тот раз (v étot raz)now, today, on this occasion
Spanish a esta hora, a aquesta hora
  • a esta horaon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • a aquesta horaon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • en aquesta épocaon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • enon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • dentro deon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • haceon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • paraon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • esta veznow, today, on this occasion
  • aquesta veznow, today, on this occasion
  • de estanow, today, on this occasion
  • de aquestanow, today, on this occasion
Swedish vid den här tiden, denna gång
  • vid den här tidenon or near the same date (in the past or in the future)
  • denna gångnow, today, on this occasion
Welsh y tro yma
  • y tro ymanow, today, on this occasion
Cite this entry
APA

this time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20time

MLA

“this time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20time. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “this time,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20time.

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