"time interval" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time intervals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time interval (plural time intervals)
  1. A period of time with fixed, well-defined limits. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: interval, interval time, interval of time, period, period of time, span, time, time period, time span, timespan Hyponyms: life span, lifespan, lifetime, time slot, timeslot Translations (a period of time with fixed, well-defined limits): aikaväli (Finnish), Zeitintervall [neuter] (German), időintervallum (Hungarian), tidsintervall [neuter] (Norwegian), tidsrom [neuter] (Norwegian), periode (Norwegian), interval de timp [neuter] (Romanian), tidsintervall [common-gender, neuter] (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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