period of time

NOUN

extent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount breadth degree duration expansion intensity length matter measure quantity scope size term

STRONG

ambit amplitude area bounds bulk capaciousness compass dimensions expanse extension leeway limit mass neighborhood orbit order play proliferation proportions purview radius reach space spaciousness span sphere stretch sweep territory time tract tune vicinity volume wideness width

WEAK

admeasurement elbowroom

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme

Example Sentences

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"It's a lot of work on the training pitch. It's going back and reviewing to make incremental changes over the next period of time," he said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It was first time I was hearing everything, and so I think watching something finally come to life after such a long period of time is always going to throw you for a loop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Powell has said he plans to remain on the Fed’s board as a governor for an unspecified period of time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Trump has said he is still considering the arms sales and will decide "over the next fairly short period of time".

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

And rowing makes these muscular demands not at odd intervals but in rapid sequence, over a protracted period of time, repeatedly and without respite.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

period of time

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