Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "isigidi sezikhathi" iyinkulumo ewumsho ebonisa inani elikhulu kakhulu lezikhathi, ngokuvamile ihaba imvamisa noma ukushuba kwesenzo noma umuzwa. Ingase futhi isetshenziselwe ukugcizelela izinga lokuphindaphinda, ihaba, noma ukushuba kokuhlangenwe nakho, imizwelo, noma umuzwa. Isibonelo, "Ngikutshele izikhathi eziyisigidi ukuthi uhlanze igumbi lakho" kusho ukuthi isikhulumi siphinde isicelo izikhathi eziningi futhi sizizwa sikhungathekile ngokuthi asikenziwa.