fastetider

Fastetider is a Norwegian noun that denotes fixed or scheduled times. The word is formed from fast meaning fixed or firm and tid meaning time. The plural fastetider is used to describe times that are planned in advance and recur regularly, rather than times that may change.

In practical use, fastetider appears in contexts such as work, education, and public services, where days and activities are organized around fixed start and end times, breaks, and deadlines. It is also used for household routines, for example faste spisetider, where meals follow a regular timetable. In public communication, phrases like faste åpningstider or faste tider for tjenester indicate predictable, repeating hours.

In religious or health contexts, fastetider can describe periods of fasting or the times when fasting restrictions apply. The exact meaning depends on the surrounding language and context, so it is common to clarify with additional information when the term appears.

See also: tidplan, åpningstider, rutiner. Etymology: from fast (fixed) and tid (time). Variants include faste tider (two words) and the single-word form fastetider, used interchangeably in many contexts.