time period

US/ˈtaɪm pɪɚ.i.əd/

noun

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.

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period of timeperiod
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Meanings

nountime period (plural time periods)

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

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period of time

More synonyms by meaning

nounan amount of time

Similar
period of timeperiod
Broader
fundamental quantityfundamental measure
Also see
periodperiod of timespacestoundtime belttime interval

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From time + period.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic مُدَّة زَمَنِيَّة
  • مُدَّة زَمَنِيَّةthe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Danish tidsperiode, tidsrum
  • tidsperiodethe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
  • tidsrumthe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Dutch tijdsperiode
  • tijdsperiodethe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Esperanto daŭro
  • daŭrothe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Finnish ajanjakso
  • ajanjaksothe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
German Zeitperiode
  • Zeitperiodethe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Japanese 時期
  • 時期 (jiki)the length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Māori houanga, takanga o te wā
  • houangathe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
  • takanga o te wāthe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Norwegian Bokmål tidsperiode, tidsrom
  • tidsperiodethe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
  • tidsromthe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Romanian perioadă de timp
  • perioadă de timpthe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Swedish tidsperiod
  • tidsperiodthe length of time within which an activity or event occurs
Cite this entry
APA

time period. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20period

MLA

“time period.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20period. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time period,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20period.

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