/ Dictionary / Index C compound time: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: com'pound time' Pronunciation: [key] — Music. Music. metrical time beaten so that three beats are counted as one; time in which each beat is divisible by three. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. compound sentence compound-wound Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language