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Meaning of "African time" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFRICAN TIME

African time play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFRICAN TIME

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African time is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AFRICAN TIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

African time

African time is the perceived cultural tendency, in most parts of Africa, toward a more relaxed attitude to time. This is sometimes used in a pejorative sense, about tardiness in appointments, meetings and events. This also includes the more leisurely, relaxed, and less rigorously-scheduled lifestyle found in African countries, especially as opposed to the more clock-bound pace of daily life in Western countries. As such, it is similar to time orientations in some other non-Western culture regions.

Definition of African time in the English dictionary

The definition of African time in the dictionary is unpunctuality.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFRICAN TIME

African army worm
African elephant
African horse sickness
African lily
African mahogany
African marigold
African National Congress
African potato
African sleeping sickness
African swine fever
African Union
African violet
African wild dog
African-American
African-American Vernacular English
African-Canadian
African-Caribbean
Africana
Africander
Africanisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFRICAN TIME

ahead of time
all the time
at one time
at the same time
big time
from time to time
full time
in good time
in no time
in the fullness of time
in the nick of time
in time
local time
on time
once upon a time
opening time
real time
short time
summer time
the big time
time

Synonyms and antonyms of African time in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «African time» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFRICAN TIME

Find out the translation of African time to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of African time from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «African time» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非洲时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiempo África
570 millions of speakers

English

African time
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अफ्रीकी समय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الوقت أفريقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Африканская время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tempo africano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আফ্রিকান সময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

temps de l´Afrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masa Afrika
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nischen Zeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフリカ時間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아프리카 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wektu Afrika
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hiện châu Phi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆப்பிரிக்க நேரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आफ्रिकन वेळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Afrika zamanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tempo africano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czas afryki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Африканська час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

timp african
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αφρικανική χρόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Afrikaanse tyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

afrikansk tid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

afrikansk tid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of African time

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRICAN TIME»

The term «African time» is normally little used and occupies the 118.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRICAN TIME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «African time» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «African time» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about African time

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFRICAN TIME»

Discover the use of African time in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to African time and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
African Time: Essays on Contemporary Politics and Governance
Essays on Contemporary Politics and Governance Lord Mawuko-Yevugah. ( PNDC) junta, led by Elight Lt. Jerry John Rawlings who had earlier ruled briefly as the head of another military junta in 19791. Rawlings declared a 'revolution' and ...
Lord Mawuko-Yevugah, 2013
2
Philosophy and African Development: Theory and Practice
This book is strongly recommended as a useful text in the hands of scholars, researchers and students of development studies.
L. D. Keita, 2011
3
Time in the Black Experience
This circular pattern of time is realized in such natural phenomena as birth, aging, and death; African time continues after death, because time is circular and not linear. Ancestors could be reborn back into the community of the living, or they ...
Joseph K. Adjaye, 1994
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African Belief and Knowledge Systems: A Critical Perspective
24 This understanding is pervasive among other Bantu speaking people. They all consider time to be cyclical. A day, for example, falls and starts where it started yesterday. The image that expresses African time thus is the cosmogramic altar ...
Munyaradzi Mawere, 2011
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Psychological Principles and the Black Experience
According to his research, African time consists of events: those which have occurred already (past), those which currently are transpiring (present), and those which are to take place immediately (immediate future). An absence of time  ...
Lawrence N. Houston, 1990
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African Religions & Philosophy
Since the years differ in mathematical length, numerical calendars are both impossible and meaningless in traditional life. Outside the reckoning of the year, African time concept is silent and indifferent. People expect the years to come and go, ...
John S. Mbiti, 1990
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Cry My Beloved Africa: Essays on the Postcolonial Aura in Africa
It boggles the mind to think that in this day and time, some Africans continue to uphold the antiquated notion of 'African time'. All too often, one finds people of color walking leisurely into boardroom at 2:00pm to attend a meeting that was ...
Peter W. Vakunta, 2008
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An Introduction to African Philosophy
African time moves backwards in the sense that the Sasa is constantly shading into the Zainani. Mbiti's contribution is significant since he bases his inferences about the African concept of time on linguistic analysis. From this analysis he builds ...
Samuel Oluoch Imbo, 1998
9
African Traditional Religion in Biblical Perspective
For example, the traditional view of African time has given way to a more Western view in many places in order to cope with Western-type schools, industry and commerce. Time consciousness is a new pattern of learned behav iour wherever  ...
Richard J. Gehman, 2005
10
Reclaiming Community in Contemporary African American Fiction
African time had become Afro-Christian time; past had become future!" (Sobel 245). Black theology thus delineates a myth by which African Americans can sidestep the temporal chaos that Barthold describes and by which the circular Great ...
Philip Page, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFRICAN TIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term African time is used in the context of the following news items.
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DIARY-Southern & South Africa to December 2015
All times are provisional and in GMT; add two hours to get South African time. For diary of South African corporate events, please click. «Reuters Africa, Jul 15»
2
Greece voting turnout described as triumph for democracy
Polls close at 6pm South African time and the first official projection of the result is expected at 8pm. (Edited by Refilwe Pitjeng) ... «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
3
Shakes makes 1 change for Mauritius clash
The match is scheduled to be played at 13:00 South African time. Bafana Bafana starting line-up: Khune (captain), Gumede, Mngonyama, ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
4
SA's Simbine joins sub-10 second elite
Bruintjies, who holds the third fastest South African time with Rossouw, has also been edging closer to the barrier. In June he posted a personal ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
5
Lionel Messi not worried about lack of goals
... want to win something with the national team." Argentina will face hosts Chile in Saturday's Final, set to kick off at 10pm South African time. «KickOff.com, Jun 15»
6
If Wednesday felt long, that's because it was
On Wednesday morning at 2am South African time, something chronologically peculiar took place: there was an extra second between ... «TechCentral, Jun 15»
7
Shakes Mashaba looking for replacements ahead of CHAN qualifier
... tactical work as well,” adds Mashaba. Sunday's match in Mauritius is scheduled to kick off at 1pm South African time. Article by: Chad Klate ... «KickOff.com, Jun 15»
8
Manyisa - We Need Team Work
... Dolisie Stadium in Congo, Brazzaville in a CAF Confederations Cup group stages match on Saturday afternoon, 16:30 South African time. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
9
Apple Music coming to South Africa
... streaming service will launch on 30 June 2015, with media reports suggesting that Apple Music will go live from 17:00 South African time. «MyBroadband, Jun 15»
10
Super Rugby final set to be a sell-out
... Wellington, at 9.35am (South African time). “This is going to be the biggest rugby occasion the Hurricanes, Westpac Stadium, Wellington City ... «The New Age Online, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. African time [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/african-time>. Apr 2024 ».
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