S: (n) time frame (time_frame%1:28:00::) (a time period during which something occurs or is expected to occur) "an agreement can be reached in a reasonably short time frame"
S: (n) grace (grace%1:28:00::), grace period (grace_period%1:28:00::) (a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor) "The payment had originally been due on April 1 but we had a grace period which expired in June."
S: (n) downtime (downtime%1:28:00::) (a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions))
S: (n) uptime (uptime%1:28:00::) (a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use)
S: (n) times (times%1:28:01::) (a more or less definite period of time now or previously present) "it was a sign of the times"
S: (n) time (time%1:28:00::) (an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)) "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time"
S: (n) past (past%1:28:01::) (a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)) "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
S: (n) puerperium (puerperium%1:28:00::) (time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved) "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium"
S: (n) weekend (weekend%1:28:00::) (a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday)
S: (n) year (year%1:28:00::) (the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun) "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
S: (n) Olympiad (olympiad%1:28:00::) (one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC)
S: (n) day (day%1:28:07::) (the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis) "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
S: (n) term (term%1:28:00::) (a limited period of time) "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
S: (n) trimester (trimester%1:28:00::) (a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided)
S: (n) Golden Age (golden_age%1:28:00::) ((classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period)
S: (n) silver age (silver_age%1:28:00::) ((classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age)
S: (n) season (season%1:28:02::) (a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field) "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
S: (n) reign (reign%1:28:01::) (a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful) "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
S: (n) run (run%1:28:00::) (the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation) "the assembly line was on a 12-hour run"
S: (n) time (time%1:28:05::) (a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something) "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"; "he waited for a long time"
S: (n) usance (usance%1:28:00::) (the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange))
S: (n) window (window%1:28:00::) (the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something) "the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves"; "they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded"
S: (n) Bronze Age (bronze_age%1:28:01::) ((archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons)
S: (n) Iron Age (iron_age%1:28:01::) ((archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons)