Time (in the past), era, age; epoch.
Da'a ne esseb-essebun me' jamanin.
Don’t dwell on the times past.
Ta'essebnu jaman pala'ite si Sambuwanganin?
Do you remember the time when we were there in Zamboanga?
In the beginning (times past), I didn’t like you. (A wife might say this to her husband.)