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POINT IN TIME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instant of time
Example:
at that point I had to leave
Synonyms:
point; point in time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("point in time" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point in time"):
distance (a remote point in time)
deadline (the point in time at which something must be completed)
arrival time; time of arrival (the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination)
departure time; time of departure (the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin)
midterm (middle of an academic term or a political term in office)
full term; term (the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent)
midterm (the middle of the gestation period)
instant; minute; moment; second (a particular point in time)
run-time (the time at which a (software or multimedia) program is run)
beginning; commencement; first; get-go; kickoff; offset; outset; showtime; start; starting time (the time at which something is supposed to begin)
middle (time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period)
end; ending (the point in time at which something ends)
phase; phase angle (a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle)
show time (the point in time at which an entertainment (a movie or television show etc.) is scheduled to begin)
then (that time; that moment)
Context examples:
The numerical identifier of an exposure point in time.
(Exposure Time Point Number, NCI Thesaurus)
A point in time that indicates the beginning of concomitant medication usage.
(Concomitant Medication Start Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
An indication or description of the start of concomitant medication usage in relation to a specific point in time.
(Concomitant Medication Start Relative to Reference Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
A point in time referring to microbiology susceptibility data.
(Microbiology Susceptibility Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
The point in time that acts as a fixed reference point to a microbiology susceptibility assessment.
(Microbiology Susceptibility Timepoint Reference, NCI Thesaurus)
A point in time referring to pharmacokinetic concentration data.
(Pharmacokinetic Concentration Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
The point in time that acts as a fixed reference point to a pharmacokinetic concentration assessment.
(Pharmacokinetic Concentration Timepoint Reference, NCI Thesaurus)
An indication or description of the start of a clinical event in relation to a specific point in time.
(Clinical Events Start Relative to Reference Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
A point in time referring to microbiology specimen data.
(Microbiology Specimen Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
A point in time that indicates the beginning of a clinical event.
(Clinical Events Start Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
