TIME PERIOD Synonyms

• how long something has existed

• an era of history having some distinctive feature

• a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises

• a prolonged period of time

• a late time of life

• begin to seem older; get older

• grow old or older

• make older

• an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

• a series of poems or songs on the same theme

• a periodically repeated sequence of events

• the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)

• a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon

• a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

• cause to go through a recurring sequence

• pass through a cycle

• ride a motorcycle

• ride a bicycle

• recur in repeating sequences

• the period of time during which something continues

• the property of enduring or continuing in time

• continuance in time

• a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

• (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded

• a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages

• (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched

• a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

• a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

• a definite length of time marked off by two instants

• a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints

• the distance between things

• the difference in pitch between two notes

• any distinct time period in a sequence of events

• (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

• a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

• (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)

• arrange in phases or stages

• adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition

• a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

• one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions

• a recurrent time marked by major holidays

• lend flavor to

• make healthy

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• the complete duration of something

• the distance or interval between two points

• two items of the same kind

• a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

• a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

• the act of sitting or standing astride

• to cover or extend over an area or time period

• any distinct time period in a sequence of events

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

• the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')

• a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns

• a section or portion of a journey or course

• any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something

• a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

• an unbroken period of time during which you do something

• smallest American sandpiper

• an individual's prescribed share of work

• subsist on a meager allowance

• supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

• a large and unbroken expanse or distance

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• a straightaway section of a racetrack

• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

• extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

• an unbroken period of time during which you do something

• the capacity for being stretched

• having an elongated seating area

• easily stretched

• occupy a large, elongated area

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• become longer by being stretched and pulled

• make long or longer by pulling and stretching

• lie down comfortably

• pull in opposite directions

• extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

• extend one's body or limbs

• a word or expression used for some particular thing

• a limited period of time

• (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

• any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial

• one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition

• the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent

• (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

• name formally or designate with a term

• an amount of time