How To Pronounce Time
time
UK
Phonemic
/taɪm/
Phonetic
[tʰa͠ɪm]
US
Phonemic
/taɪm/
In British English, time is pronounced /taɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰa͠ɪm]. In American English, it is pronounced /taɪm/.
Time has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
taɪm
Time has one syllable in British English.
time + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/taɪmz/
US
/taɪmz/
time + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/taɪmd/
US
/taɪmd/
time + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈtaɪ.mɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Time
Questions About Time
How do you pronounce time in British English?
In British English, time is pronounced /taɪm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰa͠ɪm].
How do you pronounce time in American English?
In American English, time is pronounced /taɪm/.
Do British and American English pronounce time the same way?
Yes. Both are /taɪm/.
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