phase
period of duration, time or occurrence, in relation to an event
Launch and Early Orbit Phase
phase of a spacecraft mission
phase of clinical research
steps for human subject medical research
inning
division of play in sports such as baseball, softball, and kickball, in which each team is on the offense for half the inning
project commissioning
application of a set of engineering techniques and procedures to check, inspect and test every operational component of a project
dewatering
removal of water from solid material or soil
year-ending
12-month period ending on a given month; e.g. year ending July 2006 is the period August 2005 – July 2006
conscription
compulsory enlistment into national or military service
sleep stage
period of sleep manifested by changes in EEG activity and behavioral correlates
spiritual dryness
God's absence felt by a believer
frost-free period
Climatological terms
trimester
quarter in calendar year
roll out
final phase of a computer-related project
time to market
length of time it takes from a product being conceived to its being available for sale
sunrise period
period of domain name registration reserved for trademark holders
hunting season
time when it is legal to hunt and kill a particular species
maintenance mode
lifecycle stage or operational state
peak automobile usage
decline of private vehicle use
trimester
temporal division used in human pregnancy
peak capitalism
term used in recent academic literature to describe a situation in which capitalism can no longer survive
observation arc
time between earliest and latest observations of a Solar System body like an asteroid or comet
service entry
act of placing in active service
"ber" months
months ending with the suffix -ber
engagement
promise to wed; period of preparation before marriage
charrette
intense period of design or planning activity