Some few words have, and always had, a special meaning, and Time comes first among them. It stands alone, or surrounded by other words to create expressions that are part of our life: area code time, real time, quick time player... we use them daily without even knowing it. We call on it to describe novelties of the present: first time authors, first time home buyers; or traditions of the past: ancient time, biblical time. It is an indispensable tool for those chatting on the net, who want to make sure their pal from the other side of the world won't call in the middle of the night but at the proper time in Canada. We speak of time line, of time travel, of having the time of our life. it is so full of meanings that a lot of companies use it either as a name or a description... time Warner, time of your life lyrics, quick time player, and so many more. Time is precious, yet we often waste it; we take it for granted although it's always short. Time is the ladder on which men have been climbing ever since the dawn of... what else? Time.