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UntimeConcepts and Considerations If it seems demanding enough to define time, what about untime? In fact, the term itself proves to be rarely used. There is, of course, the adjective and adverb "untimely" – which is in fact rather common, and also of a rather definite meaning. Events are said to be "untimely" when people would have expected them to happen earlier, later, or not at all (thus, something considered as "untimely" is close to something considered to be an anachronism – see ibid.). In short: "untimely" is for somebody or something (an event, object, effect, gesture, behaviour) occuring or being encountered in an unreasonable moment. Indeed we find also "untime" being used with a related meaning – just like the equivalent term in German language, "Unzeit". Yet it is probably not that easy to define untime. As a matter of fact, also untimelyness – the idea of being untimely – can raise several question. Who decides about qualifying somebody or something as "untimely"? Society? Laws? Rules? Morals? Or, in case, rather subjective perceptions, feelings, ideas, concepts? Now, what about untime? Is it possible to clock untime? Could we imagine to [measure it? Would it be possible to build a clock for untime – an untime clock? Note: During our research we stumbled upon a project of Dheli based product designer ]]Pushkar Ingale[[ who created prototypes for a series clocks he released under the name "UnTIME" (2010). "UnTIME" clocks are conceived to challenge our idea and our perception of the representation of time. * Hyperlinks to external websites open in separate windows of your browser. You may consult the ][disclaimer] in case. Related entries: |