（1） Time. A certain time or hour. A season. An opportunity. （2） All the time， always. From time to time. （Buddhism） （3） In Consciousness-only theory， one of the twenty-four elemental construct （法） not concomitant with mind. （6） Sequential time. The "time" established based on the discrimination of past， present and future （adhvan）. （7） Situation， condition （avastha^）. （8） From time to time. （9） Now; in the present world.