COMMON TIME Definition & Meaning

common time

Music.

a meter or tempo of four beats per measure, with each of four quarter notes receiving a single beat. : C

common time

music a time signature indicating four crotchet beats to the bar; four-four time C

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First recorded in 1665–75

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"Early morning is one of the most common times people experience migraine attacks," Porreca said.

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It’s also a very common time to lose things.

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As a bonus, magnetic reversals could provide a common time marker for rocks from different locations.

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Four four time is used so much that it is often called common time, written as a bold "C."

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"This period before the midterms is a common time for officials to depart," said a White House official, who did not wish to be named.

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