What is "time out of mind"

Time \Time\, n.; pl. Times. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See Tide, n.]

1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.

   The time wasteth [i. e. passes away] night and day.
   --Chaucer.

   I know of no ideas . . . that have a better claim to be accounted simple and original than those of space and time.
   --Reid.

2. A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as, the time was, or has been; the time is, or will be.

   God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets.
   --Heb. i. 1.

3. The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived; age; period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was destroyed in the time of Queen Elizabeth; -- often in the plural; as, ancient times; modern times.

4. The duration of one's life; the hours and days which a person has at his disposal.

   Believe me, your time is not your own; it belongs to God, to religion, to mankind.
   --Buckminster.

5. A proper time; a season; an opportunity.

   There is . . . a time to every purpose.
   --Eccl. iii. 1.

   The time of figs was not yet.
   --Mark xi. 13.

6. Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition.

   She was within one month of her time.
   --Clarendon.

7. Performance or occurrence of an action or event, considered with reference to repetition; addition of a number to itself; repetition; as, to double cloth four times; four times four, or sixteen.

   Summers three times eight save one.
   --Milton.

8. The present life; existence in this world as contrasted with immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite, duration.

   Till time and sin together cease.
   --Keble.

9. (Gram.) Tense.

10. (Mus.) The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division; as, common or triple time; the musician keeps good time. Some few lines set unto a solemn time. --Beau. & Fl. Note: Time is often used in the formation of compounds, mostly self-explaining; as, time-battered, time-beguiling, time-consecrated, time-consuming, time-enduring, time-killing, time-sanctioned, time-scorner, time-wasting, time-worn, etc. Absolute time, time irrespective of local standards or epochs; as, all spectators see a lunar eclipse at the same instant of absolute time. Apparent time, the time of day reckoned by the sun, or so that 12 o'clock at the place is the instant of the transit of the sun's center over the meridian. Astronomical time, mean solar time reckoned by counting the hours continuously up to twenty-four from one noon to the next. At times, at distinct intervals of duration; now and then; as, at times he reads, at other times he rides. Civil time, time as reckoned for the purposes of common life in distinct periods, as years, months, days, hours, etc., the latter, among most modern nations, being divided into two series of twelve each, and reckoned, the first series from midnight to noon, the second, from noon to midnight. Common time (Mil.), the ordinary time of marching, in which ninety steps, each twenty-eight inches in length, are taken in one minute. Equation of time. See under Equation, n. In time.

    1. In good season; sufficiently early; as, he arrived in time to see the exhibition.

    2. After a considerable space of duration; eventually; finally; as, you will in time recover your health and strength. Mean time. See under 4th Mean. Quick time (Mil.), time of marching, in which one hundred and twenty steps, each thirty inches in length, are taken in one minute. Sidereal time. See under Sidereal. Standard time, the civil time that has been established by law or by general usage over a region or country. In England the standard time is Greenwich mean solar time. In the United States and Canada four kinds of standard time have been adopted by the railroads and accepted by the people, viz., Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific time, corresponding severally to the mean local times of the 75th, 90th, 105th, and 120th meridians west from Greenwich, and being therefore five, six, seven, and eight hours slower than Greenwich time. Time ball, a ball arranged to drop from the summit of a pole, to indicate true midday time, as at Greenwich Observatory, England. --Nichol. Time bargain (Com.), a contract made for the sale or purchase of merchandise, or of stock in the public funds, at a certain time in the future. Time bill. Same as Time-table. [Eng.] Time book, a book in which is kept a record of the time persons have worked. Time detector, a timepiece provided with a device for registering and indicating the exact time when a watchman visits certain stations in his beat. Time enough, in season; early enough. ``Stanly at Bosworth field, . . . came time enough to save his life.'' --Bacon. Time fuse, a fuse, as for an explosive projectile, which can be so arranged as to ignite the charge at a certain definite interval after being itself ignited. Time immemorial, or Time out of mind. (Eng. Law) See under Immemorial. Time lock, a lock having clockwork attached, which, when wound up, prevents the bolt from being withdrawn when locked, until a certain interval of time has elapsed. Time of day, salutation appropriate to the times of the day, as ``good morning,'' ``good evening,'' and the like; greeting. To kill time. See under Kill, v. t. To make time.

       1. To gain time.

       2. To occupy or use (a certain) time in doing something; as, the trotting horse made fast time. To move against time, To run against time, or To go against time, to move, run, or go a given distance without a competitor, in the quickest possible time; or, to accomplish the greatest distance which can be passed over in a given time; as, the horse is to run against time. True time.

          1. Mean time as kept by a clock going uniformly.

          2. (Astron.) Apparent time as reckoned from the transit of the sun's center over the meridian.

adv. (context idiomatic dated English) For a lengthy period of time; on numerous occasions. n. 1 (context idiomatic English) The distant past beyond anyone's memory. 2 (context idiomatic English) A lengthy duration of time, longer than is readily remembered.

n. the distant past beyond memory [syn: time immemorial]

Time Out of Mind is the thirtieth studio album by the American musician Bob Dylan, released on September 30, 1997, by Columbia Records. It was his first double studio album (on vinyl) since Self Portrait in 1970. It was also released as a single CD.

For some fans and critics, the album marked Dylan's artistic comeback after he appeared to struggle with his musical identity throughout the 1980s; he had not released any original material for seven years, since Under the Red Sky in 1990. Time Out of Mind is hailed as one of Dylan's best albums, and it went on to win three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year in 1998. It was also ranked number 408 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003.

The album has an atmospheric sound, the work of producer (and past Dylan collaborator) Daniel Lanois, whose innovative work with carefully placed microphones and strategic mixing was detailed by Dylan in his memoir, Chronicles: Volume One. Although Dylan has spoken positively of Lanois' production style (especially for his 1989 album Oh Mercy), he expressed dissatisfaction with the sound of Time Out of Mind. Dylan has self-produced his subsequent albums.

Time Out of Mind may refer to:

• Time immemorial, a legal concept and the origin of the phrase

• Time Out of Mind, 1997 album by Bob Dylan
• "Time Out of Mind" (song), single by Steely Dan from the 1980 album Gaucho
• Time Out of Mind, 1989 album by Grover Washington, Jr.
• Time Out of Mind, 2004 album by Troubleman, a musical alias of Mark Pritchard

• Time Out of Mind (1947 film), 1947 film starring Phyllis Calvert and Robert Hutton
• Time Out of Mind (1968 film), 1968 Verity Films documentary directed by Eric Marquis for Roche Products
• Time Out of Mind (2014 film), 2014 film starring Richard Gere

• Time Out of Mind, 1935 book by Rachel Field
• Time Out of Mind, 1956 book by Joan Grant
• Time Out of Mind, 1973 book by John Middleton Murry, Jr. (as Richard Cowper) and W.R. Cowper
• Time Out of Mind, 1999 book by Leonard Michaels
• Time Out of Mind, 2006 book of poetry by Laurie Block

• "Time Out of Mind", an episode of Mannix
• "Time Out of Mind", an episode of Andromeda
• "Time Out of Mind", an episode of Medium
• "Time Out of Mind", an episode of Odyssey 5

Time Out of Mind is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Oren Moverman. The film stars Richard Gere, Jena Malone, Ben Vereen, Kyra Sedgwick, and Steve Buscemi. The film was released on September 11, 2015, by IFC Films.

Time Out of Mind is a 1947 American drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Phyllis Calvert, Robert Hutton and Ella Raines. The film was made by Universal Pictures on a large budget of $1,674, 500, but the film was not a commercial success. The British actress Calvert was a major star in Britain and other countries for her roles in the Gainsborough Melodramas.