Partly gives me time to go over things (5)
I believe the answer is:
items
'things' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'partly gives me time to go over' is the wordplay.
'partly' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (part of the clue is used).
'to go over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'smeti' is hidden in the letters of 'gives me time'.
'smeti' reversed gives 'ITEMS'.
(Other definitions for items that I've seen before include "separate parts of news bulletin" , "Individual parts" , "Smite (anag)" , "partners" , "Individual articles" .)