Human life is not only shaped by ideas and institutions, but by time—by daily routines, life stages, and generational rhythms. This chapter shifts focus from symbolic systems to lived experience, examining how meaning is enacted through work, care, relationships, and the passage of life itself. The chapter explores how societies organize time through social clocks that define when we are expected to study, work, love, care, and retire—and how digital life and AI are disrupting these patterns. It examines the role of work in shaping identity, the often-invisible labor of care that sustains social life, and the growing distance between generations who no longer share the same cultural tempo. By treating time as a core social structure, this chapter shows why understanding everyday life is essential to understanding society. How we divide our days and move through life stages reveals as much about human values, inequality, and adaptation as any ideology or institution—especially in an age when technology is reshaping the very rhythm of human existence.