Meanings
plural three-quarter times · alternative three quarter time · alternative three quarter-time · alternative three-quarter-time · alternative three quartertime · alternative three-quartertime
- countableuncountableentertainmentA time signature of a composition indicating three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure.
Synonyms: three-four time, waltz time
- countableuncountablehobbiesThe interval between the third and fourth quarters of a sports match.
1 more example
2019 Ben Guthrie, AFL to enact heat policy for JLT this weekend Australian Football League, 1 March 2019. Accessed 13 May 2019. The quarter-time and three-quarter time breaks will run for eight minutes (increased from six minutes), while the half-time changeover period has been extended to 22 minutes rather than the usual 20 minutes.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA time signature of a composition indicating three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure.
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three-quarter time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-quarter%20time
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