Tense

(Past) Tense (a confused noun)
 * 1) a noun for a particular verb form describing action having occured in the past
 * 2) to prematurely end or imply an end to an ongoing success before it has fulfilled its potential success
 * 3) to prematurely ask for an accounting of an ongoing success, prior to its full and complete fruition

Tense was The Wørd on the March 27, 2006 edition of The Colbert Report.