Turkish Word of the Day
zaman
za-MAN • noun — 9th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: time; the ongoing sequence of events or an amount/duration of time
Examples
- Zaman hızla geçiyor.
(Time passes quickly.) - Toplantı için daha fazla zamanımız var.
(We have more time for the meeting.) - Bir zamanlar burası çok farklıydı.
(Once upon a time this place was very different.)
Synonyms
- vakit
- süre
Zaman is the everyday word for 'time' in Turkish. Use it for abstract time (e.g., 'Zaman hızlı geçiyor' — time flies) and for specific amounts or deadlines (e.g., 'zamanım yok' — I don't have time). It appears in many common expressions like 'zaman ayırmak' (to make time) and 'zamanında' (on time).
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