have the time

have the time (third-person singular simple present has the time, present participle having the time, simple past and past participle had the time)

1. (intransitive) To be available; to have time; to have nothing more important to do.

   I'll finish my book when I have the time.

   I can't do it yet: I don't have the time.

   • 1994, Green Day, “Basket Case”, in Dookie:

     Do you have the time / To listen to me whine / About nothing and everything all at once?

2. (intransitive) To know the current time, or be able to consult a device which does.

   Excuse me, sir: do you have the time? I think I'm late for work.