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chronomania 

chronomania n (Greek khronos, time + Greek mania, obsession, madness; cf. megalomania, balletomania) - obsession with time and speed; inclination to utilize every moment and to submit one's life to a total time control.


America suffers from chronomania. Faster, faster, faster! Why not to stop and to look in tranquility where we stand and into which future we have been rushing headlong.

Chronomania may become dangerous for your mental health. Try to find a different focus of life, apart from schedules and deadlines.
chronomania by Mikhail Epstein November 9, 2003

Chronomatic 

The type of high that makes your vision go into widescreen and makes everything around you look and sound like a movie.
After my last hit, the lighting changed and everything got chronomatic.
Chronomatic by J.N. Growling July 7, 2010

chronomaniac 

chronomaniac n (Gr. khronos, time + Gr. mania, obsession, madness; cf. nymphomaniac) - a person obsessed with time and speed; one who attempts to live faster and to control time expenditure up to the smallest units.


He is a chronomaniac. He looks at his watch every minute.
chronomaniac by Mikhail Epstein November 9, 2003

chronomad 

Person who travels through time in a manner other than straightfoward

Combination of:
chrono - related to time,
ex. chronometer
plus
nomad - a wanderer
Marty McFly became a chronomad when he went from 1985 to 1955.
chronomad by Harry Kaminsky July 21, 2004

chiconomics 

"Man it's really hard for me on Friday nights now, the chiconomy is really flimsy...chiconomics"

chronominating 

The act in which a chronometer tells the time, act of keeping time.
The pilot said, "The Chronometer is chronominating..."
chronominating by militaryxxo June 27, 2008