time of day

== English == === Noun === time of day (plural times of day) The time according to the clock. A loosely specified period of time, minutes or hours in duration, especially daytime, or point in time. The greeting appropriate to the time of day. (Can we add an example for this sense?) to give/bid someone the time of day ― to acknowledge, greet (dialectal, informal, dated) era: time; day. (archaic) The right thing; the ticket; that which is needed. ==== Synonyms ==== (time according to the clock): time, clock time, o'clock (mostly dialect) (loosely specified period of time): time (loosely specified point in time): time, hour (greetings appropriate to the time of day): ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== time of night time of year ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== time of the month ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== know what's o'clock