retime

noun, verb — 4 senses

retime

noun

/ˈɹiːtaɪm/

Etymology From re- + time.

1

The act of timing again.

retime

verb

/ɹiːˈtaɪm/

Etymology From re- + time.

1

To time again.

2

To reschedule for another time.

  • Train services will be retimed tomorrow because of strike action.
  • Many of the remaining trains have been retimed and where possible freight trains have also been diverted to alternative routes.1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
3

To change the timing or duration of.

  • to retime notes in music

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