Time everyone got lanky (4)
I believe the answer is:
tall
'lanky' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'time everyone' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'everyone' becomes 'all' (all people).
't'+'all'='TALL'
'got' is the link.
(Other definitions for tall that I've seen before include "Above average height" , "Vertically large" , "description of a giraffe?" , "Of great stature" , "Like giants" .)