time of year

noun phrase

: period of the year : season
It's unusually hot for this time of year.

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In the Texas Panhandle, however, temperatures were well below average for this time of year. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 These days, Cannes has become the bona fide start of awards season, and there are a handful of big Q4 movies dodging festivals all together, but this time of year remains when most of the studios show their hands. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025 There’s a good reason why so many of the game’s top young talent gets the call this time of year. Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 But things are always fluid this time of year. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time of year

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“Time of year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20of%20year. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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