time span

noun

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

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During that time span, students complained of experiencing nausea, dizziness and headaches from the gas-like odor, parents and students told ABC affiliate station WPDE in Florence. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025 Anderson sets up their tumultuous familyhood and the film jumps off after everything changes over the time span of the 16 years. Essence, 18 Sep. 2025 The number of agents available has more than doubled in the same time span, and now 94% of customers opt to speak to AI agents when given the option. John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The left back has three assists in that time span — 145 minutes to be exact — including one on the opening goal in Saturday’s 2-1 win against the Houston Dynamo at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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