The phrase "a sort of time" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a particular kind or quality of time, often in a vague or non-specific manner.
Example: "During the summer, there was a sort of time when everything felt carefree and joyful."
Alternatives: "a kind of time" or "a type of time".
"Stephen is a sort of time bomb in a way," Mr. Leveaux said.
"This is a sort of time out, ratcheted up a bit.
The Hyde Park Herald serves as a sort of time capsule.
It told the opaque but intriguing tale of four young scientists building a sort of time machine in a garage.
We are going to be flying in a sort of time machine, created to reconstruct what the surface of Mars looked like billions of years ago.
With their hand-held SQuare, a sort of time traveler's Kindle, the three must identify the Breaks in time and figure out how to fix them.
But then he went on to buy Netjets, the pioneer of "fractional" ownership, a sort of time-share for aircraft.
Popova : If I may slightly counter that, I would argue that there's actually an enormous surge in interest in a sort of time-shifted reading — delayed and immersive reading that leaves room for deeper processing.
Mr. Sorkin and Mr. McAnuff deftly guide you through a labyrinth of scientific and legal exposition, with the ensemble members providing a sort of time-line choral commentary on historical happenings.
The New Pornographers are a revved-up Vancouver outfit whose smart constructions and tight power-pop grandeur builds with a sort of time-release tension, until Neko Case's voice cuts through like a triumphant skywriter.
(Sinagra) THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS/GREEN MILK (Wednesday and Thursday) This revved-up Vancouver outfit's tight power-pop grandeur builds with a sort of time-release tension, until the voice of Neko Case cuts through like a triumphant skywriter.
