How to Use have (the) time in a Sentence

have (the) time

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Definition of have (the) timenext
  • Weaver, the union worker, said workers don't have time to inspect rolling stock the way the used to.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • During that time, the Rangers will hardly have time to catch their breath.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 8 June 2023
  • It’s aimed at millennials, who still have time to build grip strength, which peaks between your 30s and 40s.
    — David Otey, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • With tickets dwindling, fans still have time to secure a spot where, like the brewery’s owner, their brains might fry -- the best kind of pain.
    — Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This is great for busy tea drinkers that just don’t have time to wait for their tea to steep before pouring it into a mug or thermos.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2023
  • School doesn’t have time in the curriculum, sadly, tragically, to teach some of this stuff.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • The head injury question about hitting a metal bar on a run shows that chatbots simply have time to be more complete.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Didn't have time to cancel that streaming subscription before you got charged again?
    — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Reservations are not required and patrons do not need to have time booked at a golf simulator to be on the patio.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Apple said the Vision Pro will go on sale early next year, after developers have time to build apps that work with the system.
    — Samantha Kelly, CNN, 5 June 2023
  • Republicans didn’t have time to move Schaefer’s bill through the House again because of Thursday’s deadline.
    — Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • As a 36-year-old father, husband and the family’s primary provider, Melton felt that Joe wouldn’t have time to prioritize the gym.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
  • Need a prescription but don't have time to take off from work and sit around waiting at the doctor's office to only then head over to the pharmacy and hurry up and wait some more?
    — Olivia Campbell, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
  • This plant is ideal for those who wish to have a thriving interior oasis but either don’t have time or suffer from the dreaded black thumb.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2023
  • And since even the speediest DC chargers take roughly 30 minutes to juice up an EV, drivers and passengers have time to kill, including enough time for a bite.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Apr. 2023
  • With nine games left and their playoff chances teetering, the Mavericks don’t have time to dwell on the third-quarter gift basket that Dallas believes the referee crew hand-wrapped for the Warriors.
    — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Taxpayers who haven't filed their returns in a few years still have time to claim any refunds the government owes them — but that window is closing, the Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • With new tools coming to market daily, keeping an eye on the trends is important for leaders who have a longer runway to implement a new solution and have time to evaluate what may be a near-perfect fit.
    — Anders Lillevik, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • The film’s dialectic qualities can feel a little forced and wooden, though Ritch mitigates this somewhat by directing his cast to deliver their lines at such a snappy clip that viewers don’t have time to dwell on the clunkers.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • Under the new policy, a service member living in a state where abortions are banned or severely restricted would have time off and reimbursement to travel to a place where the procedure is legal and accessible.
    — Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023

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