time span
noun[C]
(alsotimespan)uk/ˈtaɪm.spæn/us/ˈtaɪm.spæn/aperiodoftimewithin which somethinghappens, or between twoevents:
时间跨度，时限Theattacksallhappenedless than 5milesapartwithin a three-weektimespan.这些袭击都发生在三个星期的时间内，地点相隔不到5英里。
Ourmindscan'timaginea timespan aslongas a millionyears.我们的头脑无法想象一个长达一百万年的时间跨度。
- Requesting a lot ofcreditin ashorttimespanmaypromptlendersto beconcernedthat you won'tmanageyourdebtwell.
- Pricesincreasedatotalof 113percentover thattimespan.
- Greenhousegasesremainin theatmospherefortimespansrangingfromdecadestocenturies.
- During the one-week timespan of themovie, theybecomefriends.
- Itremainsunclearwhy so manypeoplediedwithin such ashorttimespan.
Periods of time - general words
- age
- at/in one sittingidiom
- day
- digital age
- duration
- interval
- leeway
- length
- life cycle
- lifetime
- making
- me time
- period
- rest
- session
- sleep
- spasm
- tide
- time lag
- timescale