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In this frame, an Agent or Cause changes the timing of an Event. The Event will then take place at the Destination_time or with respect to a Destination_event. This can be done with by certain Means, in a certain Manner or to a certain Degree.

The rain delayed the baseball game.

ID: #691
Entry: frm_change_event_time
Namespace: Eventive.Agentive
FrameNet version: Change_event_time (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains: —
Types: —
Ontological type: —
English name: Change_event_time

Core Frame Elements
Frame element	Definition	Semantic type	Constraint
Agent	The Agent is the animate entity which brings about the change in time of the Event. The umpire postponed the game.	sentient	—
Cause	The Cause is the non-sentient force which brings about the change of time for the Event. The rain delayed the baseball game.	—	—
Event	The Event is the occurrence which changes time. The opening of the musical was delayed.	state_of_affairs	—

Excludes

Agent Cause

Excludes

Destination_time Landmark_time

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element	Definition	Semantic type	Constraint
Degree	The Degree is the extent to which the time change takes place.	degree	—
Destination_event	The Destination_event is the occasion which the timing of the Event occurs with respect to. Consumers should postpone purchasing a new car until their credit rating is acceptable.	—	—
Destination_time	The Destination_time is the time at which the Event actually occurs. The king is postponing the festival until July.	time	—
Interval	The Interval between the Landmark_time and the Destination_time may be expressed. The lanch will be delayed for two months.	duration	—
Landmark_time	The Landmark_time is when the Event was originally intended to take place. The driving test was postponed from July to September.	time	—
Manner	The Manner is the way in which the time change takes place. My mother thoughtlessly delayed my salon appointment.	manner	—
Means	The Means describe the way in which the time change is accomplished. The mayor delayed the ribbon-cutting ceremony by pretending to be ill.	state_of_affairs	—
Place	The location at which the expected time of the Event changes.	locative_relation	—
Purpose	The state-of-affairs that the Agent intends to bring about by changing the time the Event will take place.	state_of_affairs	—
Time	The time at which the delay occurred.	time	—

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element	Definition	Semantic type	Constraint
Explanation	The Explanation is the reason or explanation for why the Event occurs at a different time.	state_of_affairs	—

Inheritance

Inheritance relations
Inherits from Cause_change FE-FE

Using

Using relations
Is used by Holding_off_on FE-FE
Is used by Waiting FE-FE
Uses Calendric_unit FE-FE
Uses Scheduling FE-FE

Lexical units of this frame
LU	Type	Definition
advance.v	—	COD: cause to occur at an earlier date than planned.
defer.v	—	COD: put off to a later time; postpone.
delay.n	—	COD: a period of time by which something is late or postponed.
delay.n	—	FN: the amount of time between when an event was expected and when it occurs; e.g. "expect long delays"; "the delay was nearly two hours"
delay.v	—	COD: cause to become late or slow or postpone or defer.
hold over.v	—	FN: reschedule for a later time.
hold up.v	—	FN: to delay
move back.v	—	FN: to reschedule to an earlier time.
move up.v	—	FN: to cause to advance in time.
postpone.v	—	COD: arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled.
put off.v	—	FN: delay an event until a later time.
put over.v	—	COD: postpone something.
reschedule.v	—	FN: to make arrangements for an event to take place at a time other than the originally scheduled time

Frame Chain

TQR

Visual Units

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Frame Report

Change_event_time [agentive]

Properties

Core Frame Elements (3)

FE Core Set(s) and Excludes

Peripheral Frame Elements (10)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)

Frame-Frame Relations (5)

Inheritance

Using

Lexical Units (13)