1A specific moment or clock time (e.g., 9:30); the time shown on a clock.
出発時刻は午前十時です。遅れないでください。
The departure time is 10:00 a.m. Please don't be late.
電車の時刻表を確認してから家を出たほうがいい。
You should check the train timetable before leaving home.
正確な時刻を合わせてから会議を始めた。
We synchronized the exact time before starting the meeting.
2A favorable time or opportunity (a somewhat literary or old-fashioned usage), similar to 'the right moment' or 'opportune time.'
復興の時刻が来た。今こそ手を貸すべきだ。
The time for recovery has come. Now is when we should lend a hand.
彼の提案は今が実行の時刻だと説得力があった。
His proposal was persuasive in that now was the time to act.
決断の時刻を逃してはいけない。
You must not miss the moment to make a decision.