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   Mar 17, 2016 · A piece of time sounds rather poetic. All of your suggestions make sense as a period of time, which is more prosaically idiomatic.. According to this ngram, portion of time was significantly more popular up to the mid 1900s, after which bit of time became more popular.

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   The phrase "a piece of time" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to describe a limited or brief amount of time. For example, "I have a piece of time to finish my project before the deadline." exact ( 8 ) It is meant to portray a piece of time and appropriate to watch at any time. 1.

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   2. The Guardian - Lifestyle. Leader Miliband should note that Doncaster – a town in northern England he is kind enough to represent – recorded one of the firmest rebuttals of this piece of time-wasting nonsense. 3. The Guardian. Show more... High quality example sentences with “piece of time” in context from reliable sources - Ludwig is ...

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   Piece of Time in English dictionary. Piece of Time. Sample sentences with " Piece of Time ". Declension Stem. Match words. Yeah, that was an easy piece of time, let me tell you. opensubtitles2. That`s a nice piece of timing.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarPiece words and group words - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Piece words and group words - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPIECE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PIECE definition: 1. a part of something: 2. a single object of a particular type: 3. an item of clothing…. Learn more.

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   What is the meaning of timepiece?

   • Definition: (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time Usage: she was fat and inert; a sluggish worker; a mind grown torpid in old age

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   Who is pieces of time?

   • Pieces of time the worlds largest online antique and precision watch specialists all watches fully illustrated and described. Founded by Jonathan Wachsmann in 1973, Pieces of Time has been the foremost name in the antique timepiece market for nearly 50 years.

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   What is the meaning of pieces?

   • 1 a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete. a piece of stone fell from the crumbling wall. Synonyms for pieces. bits, fractions, fragments, scraps. Words Related to pieces. cantles,

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   What is a portion of time?

   • It isn't clear exactly what is meant by a "portion of time", a "piece of time" or a "fragment of time". None of these are standard idioms. The lines you quote sound like a poem, and poets often play with words in unusual ways. In ordinary prose you might use terms like "time interval", "time period", "time slot", "lifetime", etc.

   Piece of time/fragment of time/portion of time/bits of time

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   Mar 17, 2016 · Mar 17, 2016. #1. Hello, I have a question regarding the use of certain words to express an idea that implies portions of time. Is a “piece of time” an idiom or does it literally mean a “ fragment of time”? I would really like to know if there’s another natural way to say “a fragment of time”. For instance: