geologic time,
geological time the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)
geological era,
era a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
epoch a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
period -
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
punctuation mark,
punctuation the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
period -
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
period of play,
playing period,
play (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
period -
the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
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
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
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"
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"
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
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"
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
usance the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
period -
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle
