time interval
temporal extent having a beginning, an end and a duration
midweek
defined period of days excluding weekends and sometimes Fridays or Mondays
pause
temporary stop or rest
delay
period of time between when an event is expected to occur and the later time when it actually occurs
span dates
in archival science, the earliest and latest dates in a set of records
Malaise era
Period in American automotive history
birth interval
The lengths of intervals between births to women in the population.
stage
period in the development of something with its own qualitative features
hour
unit of time
Ramadan
holy month of fasting for Muslims, observed on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
Greek Dark Ages
period of time in ancient Greece
Act of Mediation
decree by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 February 1803, re-establishing the Swiss cantons and the Confederation, abolishing the Helvetic Republic
construction time
time interval from start of construction to end
phase
period of duration, time or occurrence, in relation to an event
round-trip delay time
time required to receive a response to a query across a communication system
break
period of time during a shift in which an employee is allowed to take time off for meals, coffee, cigarettes, etc.
Christmas peace (public service)
Period in which the authorities and public service offices in Germany do not issue onerous administrative acts
standard time
in industrial engineering, the time required by an average skilled operator, working at a normal pace, to perform a specified task using a prescribed method
bar
time unit in rhythmic musical notation
Elmore delay
approximation used in electrical circuits
The Great Transformation
period of intense change in Norwegian society during the mid-to-late 19th century
annual cycle
yearly events
generation time
average time from one generation to another within the same population
million years ago
unit for specifying a point in time
epoch
long period of time
legislative term
period from one election of a legislature until the next
Period of contribution
time period for which an employee offered a service to an employer
Sundays of Easter
the Sundays between Easter and Pentecost
short-run
term in Macroeconomics
minute
unit of time
millennium
time period of 1000 years
ancient history
human history from the earliest records to the end of the classical periods
past
bygone time – subdivision of time contrasted with present and future
honeymoon
period a bride and groom spend together after the wedding
honeymoon
period a bride and groom spend together after the wedding
fall time
time taken for the amplitude of a pulse to another specified value
Albania in the Middle Ages
historical period that starts at the region that is now Albania
growing season
part of the year during which local weather conditions permit normal plant growth
academic year
period of time which schools, colleges and universities use to measure the quantity of study
dog days
hottest part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere
photon epoch
period in the evolution of the early universe
window period
in medicine, the time between first infection and detectability
high season
time of the year when an establishment or attraction is most popular and expensive
witching hour
time of day when the devil, demons or ghosts are supposed to come out
season
section of a year, in cultural forms (tourism, sports, fashion, theatre, etc.)
Chinese double hour
ancient Chinese time unit, 12 double-hour periods