The SI metric base unit of length is the metre. The SI base unit of duration is the second. Other units of length are the kilometre, millimetre, inch, foot, mile, etc. Other units of duration are the minute, hour, day (sidereal, solar, etc.), year, etc.
Duration time is also called time. Length time may be called stance. Length space is also called space. Duration space may be called chronotopy.
Time is an independent variable measured in units of length or duration. Space is a dependent geometry of positions measured in units of length or duration.
Time is indicated by a reference uniform motion, which in units of duration is called a clock and in units of length is called an odologe. The reference rate of uniform motion is a convention that enables one to convert length to duration and vice versa. By appropriate choice of units, this rate may equal one, in which case length and duration may be interchanged in calculations.
In uniform motion the spaces covered are proportional to the time elapsed. Independent space and time are two sides of the same coin.
The independence of time allows it to be selected independent of other variables, as in setting an appointment, a tempo for music, or the duration of a game. Its independence and uniform motion allows time to change by some linear rule.