also nighttime, "the hours of darkness," late 13c., from night + time (n.). In the same sense Middle English had also nighter-tale (c. 1300), probably based on Old Norse nattar-þel.

also halftime, half time, indicating "half of the time," 1640s, from half + time (n.). Tempo sense is by 1880. In football, from 1867.

"during recorded time," 1910, American English, from all + time (n.). Earlier it had been used in a sense "full-time," of employment, or in opposition to one-time (1883). Middle English had al-time (adv.) "at all times, always; all the time" (c. 1400).

"of long standing; having the characteristics of former times," 1824, from old + time (n.). Related: Old-timey (1850). Old times "olden days" is from late 14c. Colloquial old-timer "one who has long occupied a given place or condition; one who retains the views and customs of former times" is by 1860.

late 14c., from war (n.) + time (n.).

also faroff, "distant, remote," 1590s, from adverbial phrase, from far (adv.) + off (adv.).

"outside the range of a film or television camera," 1944, from off (prep.) + camera.

also offstage, "occurring away from a (theatrical) stage," 1915, from off (prep.) + stage (n.).

of bottle or jar caps, 1959, from the verbal phrase; see twist (v.) + off (adv.).