# timp

**Part of speech:** NOUN  
**Frequency rank:** #60 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A very common Romanian noun meaning 'time' in several senses: the passage of time, a period/occasion, or time as a point on a clock/schedule.

## Meanings

- **time, the general passage of time** — the abstract notion of time
- **time, a period or stretch of time** — a duration or era
- **time, an occasion / chance / opportunity** — used in expressions like 'one time' or 'free time' only in broader context; not usually a direct translation of English 'opportunity'
- **time, as in the time shown by a clock or schedule** — clock time, scheduled time

## Example sentences

- Nu am timp acum. — _I don't have time now._
- Timpul trece foarte repede. — _Time passes very quickly._
- Am ajuns la timp la gară. — _I arrived at the station on time._
- În timpul verii, orașul e mai liniștit. — _During the summer, the city is quieter._

## Forms

timp, timpul, timpului, timpuri, timpurile, timpurilor, timpii

## Nearby words by frequency

- [lua](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lua)
- [om](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/om)
- [veni](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/veni)
- [merge](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/merge)
- [acest](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acest)
- [părea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/p%C4%83rea)
- [al](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/al)
- [sta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sta)
- [cine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cine)
- [chiar](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/chiar)
- [zi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/zi)
- [foarte](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/foarte)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/timp](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/timp) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.