time span

noun

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

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Conversely, over the same time span, among Democrats, Twitter/X usage declined from 34% to 22%. Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Carbon emission stats can be seen throughout the visualization, and Anadol claimed that running the artwork for one year takes the equivalent energy consumption of charging four cell phones over the same time span. Chris Erik Thomas, ARTnews.com, 13 Mar. 2025 For fiscal 2025, the deficit totaled $1.15 trillion through the first five months, roughly $318 billion, or 38%, more than during the same time span in 2024. Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025 Like with the best of Linklater’s films, often set over a short and defined time span, Lund wanted to capture the sense of time passing, and the wistful melancholy that comes with it. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 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 8 Apr. 2025.

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