tense

A property of verbs in which the time of the action or state, as well as its continuance or completion, is indicated or expressed.

A category or set of verb forms that indicate or express the time, such as past, present, or future, of the action or state.

Being in a state of tension; stretched until tight; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax: often used figuratively.

To make tense or taut.

Time. See temps.