Units of Time in English



UNITS OF TIME in ENGLISH

Time is very important for us because we organize or plan our social, economic and cultural activities according to time. Time is a very wide consept. It is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, years, etc.

There are different units of time. These are mentioned respectively below;

Units of Time
0.001 second=>1 millisecond
1000 millisecond=>1 second
60 seconds=>1 minute
60 minutes=>1 hour
24 hours=>1 day
7 days=>1 week
28, 29, 30 or 31 days=>1 month
12 months=>1 year
10 years=>1 decade
100 years=>1 century
1000 years=>1 millenium



MILLISECOND

It is a unit of time that is equal to 0.001 seconds.

0.001 second = 1 millisecond

 

SECOND

It is a unit of time that is equal to a sixtieth of a minute.

1000 milliseconds = 1 second

 

MINUTE

It is a unit of time that is equal to sixty seconds.

60 seconds = 1 minute

For Telling The Time click here

 

HOUR

It is a unit of time that is equal to 60 minutes.

60 minutes = 1 hour

 

DAY

It is a unit of time that is equal to 24 hours.

24 hours = 1 day

For Days of Week click here

 

WEEK

It is a unit of time that is equal to seven days.

Seven days = 1 week

 



MONTH

It is a unit of time that is equal to approximately 4 weeks.

(approximately) 4 weeks = 1 month

 28, 29, 30 or 31 days = 1 month

For Months of the Year click here

For Months and Seasons click here

YEAR

It is a unit of time that is equal to twelve months.

12 months = 1 year

52 Weeks = 1 Year

365 or 366 days = 1 Year

 

DECADE

It is a unit of time that is equal to 10 years.

10 years = 1 decade

 

CENTURY

It is a unit of time that is equal to 100 years.

100 years = 1 century

 

MILLENNIUM

It is a unit of time that is equal to 1000 years.

1000 years = 1 millennium

 

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