(construction) The period of time after an adhesive has been applied and allowed to dry, during which an effective bond can be achieved by joining the two surfaces.

Alternative spelling of wartime

In the time when one was of a certain age.

(physics) The characteristic time for a system to reach an equilibrium condition after a disturbance. / (medicine) The time taken for a muscle to revert to its resting state after being used.

(medicine) A test of fitness in which a person exercises for a defined period

The act of being idle.

present participle of kill time

(theater, literature) The classical unity that states that the action of a play should take place over no more than 24 hours.

(law) Time spent in remand awaiting trial, when credited after a guilty verdict usually by subtracting from the sentence.

A punishment consisting of a period of time for which the culprit (usually a mischievous child) must stand still in a corner, facing the wall.or put their nose in the corner