period+of+time

  • 1period of time — index date, duration, phase (period) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2period of time — The word period conveys the idea of time; therefore of time is redundant in this expression. Also wordy is the phrase lapse of time, since lapse, like period, connotes time. When a specific amount of time is mentioned (a lapse of ten hours), no… …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 3specified period of time — index date Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4period — pe‧ri‧od [ˈpɪəriəd ǁ ˈpɪr ] noun [countable] a particular length of time: • She has been taken on for a 6 month trial period. acˈcounting ˌperiod ACCOUNTING a period of time to which a particular payment is related for accounting or tax purposes …

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  • 5Period — Pe ri*od, n. [L. periodus, Gr. ? a going round, a way round, a circumference, a period of time; ? round, about + ? a way: cf. F. p[ e]riode.] 1. A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6time — I noun age, chronology, duration, end of the matter, era, extent, interlude, interim, interval, period, tenancy, tenure, term associated concepts: time being of the essence, time certificate, time deposit, time fixed by agreement, time of absence …

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  • 7Time-out (parenting) — Time out, painting by Carl Larsson A time out involves temporarily separating a child from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, and is intended to give an over excited child time to calm down. It is an educational and… …

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  • 8Time-average velocity — is the averaged velocity over one period in time. It is computed by dividing by the time period the integral of the velocity from zero to the period. The computation can be represented by the following equation. = frac{1}{T} int {0}^{T} v(t),… …

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  • 9time off — {n. phr.} A period of release from work. * /If I had some time off this afternoon, I would finish writing the letters I promised to my family./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 10time off — {n. phr.} A period of release from work. * /If I had some time off this afternoon, I would finish writing the letters I promised to my family./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms