time span

noun

: time period
The study took place over a time span of 20 years.

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Indiana experienced a five-year stretch of being eliminated in the first round, while Oklahoma City had a four-year stretch with the same results in the same time span. Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Last year, the company had already revealed a plan to save 40 million pounds in the same time span. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 May 2025 An earlier ceasefire agreement had a time span of 60 days in which Israel would pull out its army from southern Lebanon as the Lebanese Armed Forces would start deployments in the same area. Tara Suter, The Hill, 26 Jan. 2025 Now in its 71st edition, this year’s fair, a benefit for the East Side House Settlement in the Bronx, feels like a mini-Met in its geography and generous time span. Walker Mimms, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time span

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“Time span.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20span. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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