have time

have time (third-person singular simple present has time, present participle having time, simple past and past participle had time)

1. (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).
2. 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^[1] (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.

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