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English
Verb
have time (third-person singular simple present has time, present participle having time, simple past and past participle had time)
- (intransitive) To be available, to have the time, to be without commitments over a certain period of time (thus being able to choose what to do with it, instead of following a schedule).
- To have enough time, e.g. for doing something.
She had time to think about it.
1997, 1:02:30 from the start, in The Fifth Element (Science Fiction / Action), →ISBN, →OCLC:Major, we don't have time for this. / It's just for one minute.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:Shepard: I don't have time for this, Conrad. I'm not here to be a role model. / Conrad Verner: Oh, I see how it is. Commander Shepard doesn't have time for the little people! / Conrad Verner: Far be it for me to get in your way! You go be a hero.
Translations
to have enough time to do something