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| time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | ||
| period of time, period | ||
| fundamental measure, fundamental quantity one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement | ||
| test period, trial period a period of time during which someone or something is tested | ||
| time frame a time period during which something occurs or is expected to occur; "an agreement can be reached in a reasonably short time frame" | ||
| hours an indefinite period of time; "they talked for hours" | ||
| downtime a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions) | ||
| uptime a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use | ||
| work time a time period when you are required to work | ||
| time off a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral" | ||
| bout a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) | ||
| hospitalization placing in medical care in a hospital | ||
| travel time a period of time spent traveling; "workers were not paid for their travel time between home and factory" | ||
| times a more or less definite period of time now or previously present; "it was a sign of the times" | ||
| time the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past | ||
| elapsed time the time that elapses while some event is occurring | ||
| continuance, duration the act of continuing an activity without interruption | ||
| calendar week, week a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday | ||
| midweek the middle of a week | ||
| field day a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering | ||
| life-time, lifespan, lifetime, life living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" | ||
| life living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" | ||
| life living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life" | ||
| millenary, millennium a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years) | ||
| bimillenary, bimillennium a span of 2000 years | ||
| occupation the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" | ||
| past a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past | ||
| shelf life the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating | ||
| puerperium time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium" | ||
| lactation the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands | ||
| time of life a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state | ||
| calendar day, civil day a day reckoned from midnight to midnight | ||
| festival an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" | ||
| daytime, daylight, day light during the daytime | ||
| forenoon, morn, morning time, morning the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands" | ||
| nighttime, dark, night an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" | ||
| night darkness; "it vanished into the night" | ||
| night darkness; "it vanished into the night" | ||
| night darkness; "it vanished into the night" | ||
| eve (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden | ||
| evening the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" | ||
| hebdomad, week a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday | ||
| fortnight, two weeks a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight" | ||
| weekend a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday | ||
| indian summer, saint martin's summer a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn | ||
| year a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year" | ||
| school day, schooltime, school any day on which school is in session; "go to bed early because tomorrow is a school day" | ||
| twelvemonth, yr, year a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year" | ||
| year a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year" | ||
| semester half a year; a period of 6 months | ||
| bimester a period of 2 months | ||
| olympiad | ||
| lustrum a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census | ||
| decennary, decennium, decade a period of 10 years | ||
| century | ||
| quadrennium a period of four years | ||
| quinquennium a period of five years | ||
| half-century a period of 50 years | ||
| quarter-century a period of 25 years | ||
| quarter clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter" | ||
| phase of the moon a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance | ||
| day United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935) | ||
| calendar month, month one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month" | ||
| mid-january the middle part of January | ||
| mid-february the middle part of February | ||
| mid-march the middle part of March | ||
| mid-april the middle part of April | ||
| mid-may the middle part of May | ||
| mid-june the middle part of June | ||
| mid-july the middle part of July | ||
| mid-august the middle part of August | ||
| mid-september the middle part of September | ||
| mid-october the middle part of October | ||
| mid-november the middle part of November | ||
| mid-december the middle part of December | ||
| time limit a time period within which something must be done or completed | ||
| term any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree" | ||
| trimester one of three divisions of an academic year | ||
| hour distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away" | ||
| silly season a time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news | ||
| golden age (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period | ||
| silver age (classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age | ||
| bronze age (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence | ||
| iron age (classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world | ||
| great year, platonic year time required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 years | ||
| regulation time (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game; "the game was finished in regulation time" | ||
| extra time, overtime work done in addition to regular working hours | ||
| time of year, season one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons" | ||
| canicular days, canicule, dog days the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity | ||
| midwinter the middle of winter | ||
| season one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons" | ||
| season one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons" | ||
| long time, years, age a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years" | ||
| long run, long haul a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; "in the long run we will win"; "in the long run we will all be dead"; "he performed well over the long haul" | ||
| drought, drouth a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season" | ||
| epoch, era a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages | ||
| generation the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production | ||
| prehistoric culture, prehistory the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word | ||
| reign royal authority; the dominion of a monarch | ||
| run a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" | ||
| early days, youth the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person | ||
| dawn the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world" | ||
| evening the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" | ||
| time the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past | ||
| sleep, nap a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" | ||
| term of a contract, lease a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment | ||
| half-life, half life the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate) | ||
| lunar time period, tide the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon | ||
| phase, stage (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon" | ||
| multistage occurring in more than one stage | ||
| watch a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | ||
| peacetime a period of time during which there is no war | ||
| wartime a period of time during which there is armed conflict | ||
| duty tour, term of enlistment, tour of duty, enlistment, tour, hitch the act of enlisting (as in a military service) | ||
| honeymoon a holiday taken by a newly married couple | ||
| indiction a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms | ||
| prohibition era, prohibition the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance" | ||
| incubation period the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease | ||
| rainy day a (future) time of financial need; "I am saving for a rainy day" | ||
| noviciate, novitiate someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows | ||
| heyday, blossom, flower, efflorescence, prime, bloom, flush, peak reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| running time the length of time that a movie or tv show runs | ||
| clotting time the time it takes for a sample of blood to clot; used to diagnose some clotting disorders | ||
| air alert the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack | ||
| question time a period during a parliamentary session when members of British Parliament may ask questions of the ministers | ||
| real time (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur | ||
| real time (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur | ||
| study hall a classroom reserved for study | ||
| usance the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) | ||
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time period
An amount of time.
