timespan
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈtaɪmˌspæn/
:
período de tiempo
- As we saw above, in Belgium, the timespan between decision and end-date was one and a half years.
- a short timespan
- the same timespan
- a long timespan
Examples
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Within a relatively short timespan after the default and the reorganization, new creditors will appear.
Blog text (2) -
All that, plus scoring that impressive list of consumer complaints in such a short timespan.
Fiction book (1997) -
So I think the timespan is actually quite normal, or it is for me!
Blog text (26) -
I feel like in the timespan of 12 hours today, my life came full circle.
Blog text (2) -
What is a suitable timespan to get a movie done?
Blog text (2) -
A timespan of six years may be important for both attitudes and the use of pornography.
Academic text (2006) -
Expressions of sexuality are likely to have changed radically in this timespan.
Academic text (2006) -
Of these records, 5041 have a timespan of over 50 years and 1586 have a timespan of over 100 years.
Blog text (10) -
The sheer pace of change in Vietnam contrasts with the timespans.
Academic text (2000) -
The project is expected to be completed within a timespan of six months.
Synonyms
∞
2.0
A particular occasion when something happens or you feel it
∞
5.8
A fixed period of time during which something happens, for example a school session or a prison sentence
∞
2.1
A length of time with a clear start and end, like a class or game segment
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2.5
The time between two events
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3.1
A period of time between two events
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2.7
A short period of time when something happens, like bad weather
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2.2
A length of time that includes certain events
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3.0
A fixed time on a schedule for an event
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3.1
The distance or time between two points
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3.1
A fixed period when something happens or is expected to happen
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2.3
A pause in an activity or event
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3.5
A period of time between two events
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5.4
The time between one event and the next
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2.7
A planned period for an event or activity
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3.9
A way of showing how long events take and when they happen
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4.1
A period of time used to plan or describe when events happen
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3.3
A period between two events that you can measure
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3.4
Time that passes between two events
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3.2
Time between two repeated events like doses or meetings
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Timespan comes from the parts time and span, where span means 'length' or 'distance', just like in wingspan. So a timespan is the 'length' of time between two points.