have the time

Verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To be available; to have time; to have nothing more important to do.
I'll finish my book when I have the time.
I can't do it yet: I don't have the time.

(intransitive) To know the current time, or be able to consult a device which does.
Hey, do you have the time? I think I'm late for work.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

timekeeping give the time of day timekeep

Examples

Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don't have the time. Tallulah Bankhead

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time. Steven Wright

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want to write don't have the time to read reviews. William Faulkner

If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. Stephen King

We must have the time to create strict rules so that property is not sold by Communist managers for a low price. They often get payments under the table to sell to the first bidder. This does not build public support for a market economy. Václav Klaus

I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don't have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it. Christine Baranski

Close letter words and terms

have the sun in one's eyes have the temerity have the tiger by the tail have the time of one's life have the time of your life have the upper hand