timescale
noun
time·scale
ˈtīm-ˌskāl 
: an arrangement of events used as a measure of the relative or absolute duration or antiquity of a period of history or geologic or cosmic time
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When considered on the 4.6 billion year timescale of the Earth, our lives can seem insignificant.
What is the timescale for completion of the work?
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On that timescale, human intervention is irrelevant.
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Rosemary Wyse, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, who was not involved in the study, says that the researchers’ argument is persuasive but adds that (as the study authors note) the exact timescales remain uncertain.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
Based on these findings, the consortium intends to manipulate antiferromagnets using intense light pulses on trillionth-of-a-second timescales.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
While global warming is likely irreversible on human timescales, studies show that if humanity reaches a point of zero carbon emissions, further global warming can be stopped.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Rosemary Wyse, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, who was not involved in the study, says that the researchers’ argument is persuasive but adds that (as the study authors note) the exact timescales remain uncertain.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
Based on these findings, the consortium intends to manipulate antiferromagnets using intense light pulses on trillionth-of-a-second timescales.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
While global warming is likely irreversible on human timescales, studies show that if humanity reaches a point of zero carbon emissions, further global warming can be stopped.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for timescale
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“Timescale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timescale. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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timescale
noun
time·scale
ˈtīm-ˌskāl
: an arrangement of events used as a measure of the duration or age of a period of history or geologic or cosmic time
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