Browsing page 3 of words meaning time and frequency (related to) (79 words total)

verb

• to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time". Also faff about, faff around. British slang.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  
  Citation from "The joy of simply faffing around", The Guardian, Tom Hodgkinson, 13 August 2008 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: to waste time.

  Last edited on Jun 04 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.

verb

• to waste time in order to avoid confrontation or a potentially uncomfortable situation.

  Dude, don't fess. Just ask her out already!

  • See more words with the same meaning: to waste time.

  Last edited on Dec 01 2002. Submitted by Jon Wiley from Sammamish, WA, USA on Dec 01 2002.

• to confess. See also fess up.
  • See more words with the same meaning: to be true, tell the truth, honest, confess.

  Last edited on May 07 2007. Submitted by Charisse E. from Martinsville, VA, USA on May 07 2007.

adjective

• fine, good, okay.

  Hey, I'm five by five, but you need to chill out.

  I'm five-by-five as always.

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on Aug 12 2011. Submitted by Tamara from Arlington, VA, USA on Oct 17 1998.

• with everything prepared, in order.

  Person 1: Do we have everything we need for the party tonight?
  
  Person 2: Yeah, we're five by five.

                                                                                                                                                                                   
  
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  • See more words with the same meaning: ready, prepared.

  Last edited on Aug 12 2011. Submitted by Brie D. from Chicago, IL, USA on Jan 27 2003.

notes

• Popularized in the late 1990s - early 2000s by the TV program Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

  Last edited on Aug 12 2011. Submitted by Tamara from Arlington, VA, USA on Oct 17 1998.

origin

• The term comes from analog radio communications. A radio sender would ask a receiver to rate his radio signal. Two numbers were used, the first representing signal strength and the second representing signal clarity. Each were on a scale of 1 to 5. "5 by 5" then is the highest signal strength and the best quality.

  Last edited on Nov 21 2012. Submitted by Steve on Sep 13 2008.

verb

• to engage in intimate sexual activities; "mess around". Usually involves contact with genitals, but generally does not include sexual intercourse.

                                   
  
                                                                                 
  
                                          
  
                                                                                  
  
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  • See more words with the same meaning: sex or not-quite-sex (ambiguous terms).

  Last edited on Nov 03 2011. Submitted by Morgan D. from Seattle, WA, USA on Aug 30 2003.

• waste time.

  I need to stop fooling around and get to work on my thesis.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to waste time.

  Last edited on Dec 31 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

adjective

• of good quality. Also used to describe something that one is proud of.

  This paper is golden.

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on Mar 08 1998. Submitted by Shaun Butler from West Hartford, CT, USA on Mar 08 1998.

• fully prepared; "ready".

  You brought everything we need? Great, we're golden.

  • See more words with the same meaning: ready, prepared.

  Last edited on Oct 06 2013. Submitted by Matthew B. from Charleston, WV, USA on Aug 18 2002.

• in a good position.

  Unlike air travel, one nice thing about trains is that you can show up at the station a minute before they leave and you're golden.

  Last edited on Oct 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 16 2011.

adjective

• on schedule, under control, with necessary preconditions met, etc.

  Person A: Are we good to go with the plane tickets?
  
  Person B: We are good to go.

                                                                                                                           
  
                                               
  
                                                                        
  
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  • See more words with the same meaning: ready, prepared.

  Last edited on Nov 03 2011. Submitted by Michael Venables from USA on Oct 01 2001.

• ready.

  We're good to go.

                                                         
  
                              
  
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  • See more words with the same meaning: ready, prepared.

  Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Michael Venables from USA on Oct 01 2001.

• ready to have sex.

                                                                                                                                                               
  
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  Last edited on Jan 13 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 13 2011.

interjection

• When used alone, "good to go" is a phrase indicating approval.

  Speaker: I'll meet you at noon tomorrow?
  
  Response: Good to go.

  This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. It will be saved from deletion if legitimate citations are found.
  • See more words with the same meaning: yes, agreements (statements of).

  Last edited on Jan 13 2012. Submitted by Michael Venables from USA on Oct 01 2001.

origin

• In certain military contexts, it is used to convey that a series of required duties (such as a pre-flight inspection or other checklist) has been completed.

  Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Michael Venables from USA on Oct 01 2001.