Why do we describe time as being Long and short as opposed to wide and narrow?

Answer 1

We ought not describe it as any of the above since long and short refer to the first dimension, wide and narrow the 2nd, tall and 'not tall' the 3rd and time is commonly known as the 4th dimension, we ought to have considered different words for this dimension, but I guess people never thought of time like that when they first began to speak of it...

Answer 2

Time is an abstract factor and could be described as you
mentioned in tour alternatives but please consider the
following: Most people only know of time as measured
by a watch which, in conventional forms, is a mechanical
or electronic indicator that moves in a round and linear
direction. Therefore this tik-tak moves indicators in a
in a long long or short distance which determines the
time that has done by. This is the modern way of measure.
Going back in history, time was measered by the movement
of the sun that cast a shadow which moved in a circular
fashion, which also was a long or short move and not wide
or narrow. Going back even further, time was measured
by the movement of the sun in the sky which was seen
risng in one horizen and setting in the opposite horizen
(considering the equatorial sun since in north or south
of the equator the movement was parabolic, which still
is a directional movement, be it, long or short). I will make
a more recent consideration, which is the speed of light
and the opposite which is measured in nanotecological
terms, little known and not a practical means of measrement
for the common man. Consider telling a non scientific person
that the universe measured 320 billion light year wide, and
recently has been up-graded to 380 billion light years? This
person would be completely confused and none the wiser.
Or that these light years can be bent by gravitational forces
imposed by "black holes"? These light years are also time
and could be wide or narrow and this is the only hypothtical
way to address your question! And to end these considerations,
imagine the beginning of time, before any big bang occurrence?
One big black hole and nothing else which is possible but still
in debate? In this case, there was no time at all in terms of
measurement. I know this is all a brain twister, but think about
it, and I believe that you will agree
that the practical measurement is the tic tac theory?

Answer 3

I guess it is because time flows in one way: forward. Sort of like when you are walking on a road and you look straight ahead. Instead of pondering the width of the road you are on, you are more concerned on how far you have traveled or how far still needs to be undergone. The same goes for time I guess.

Answer 4

It is because time is not wide or narrow but it is always long or short.

Time always moves forward (either slow or fast). It never moves sidewise.

Answer 5

Because it is uni-dimensional. It moves in one direction. There is no concept called time is moving laterally to give it width or depth.

Answer 6

hmmm i waited a wide time for a bus... just not the same is it?

Answer 7

because you look in front of you into the future, the road you travel, you don't walk sideways only forwards