"time period" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪm pɪɚ.i.əd/ [General-American] Forms: time periods [plural]
Etymology: From time + period. Etymology templates: {{com|en|time|period}} time + period Head templates: {{en-noun}} time period (plural time periods)
  1. The length of time during which an activity occurs or a condition remains, which may be measured either in seconds or in millions of years, depending upon the nature of the activity or condition being considered. Synonyms: period of time Translations (the length of time within which an activity or event occurs): مُدَّة زَمَنِيَّة (alt: mudda(t) zamaniyya) (Arabic), tidsperiode [common-gender] (Danish), tidsrum [neuter] (Danish), tijdsperiode [feminine] (Dutch), ajanjakso (Finnish), período de tempo [masculine] (Galician), დროის მონაკვეთი (drois monaḳveti) (Georgian), Zeitperiode [feminine] (German), 時期 (jiki) (Japanese), houanga (Māori), takanga o te wā (Māori), tidsperiode [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), tidsrom [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), perioadă de timp [feminine] (Romanian), razdoblje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), tidsperiod [common-gender] (Swedish), muddat (Uzbek)

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      "sense": "the length of time within which an activity or event occurs",
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      "sense": "the length of time within which an activity or event occurs",
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