His father Tokiaki ADACHI killed himself as Takatoki HOJO and other members of the Hojo clan committed suicide at the time of the fall of Kamakura bakufu, caused by the rebellion of Takauji ASHIKAGA in May 1333.
元弘3年/正慶2年（1333年）5月の足利尊氏反乱による鎌倉幕府滅亡に際し、時顕は高時ら北条一門と共に自害した。