time span

noun

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

Examples of time span in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Those fires caused over $60 million in property damage in that same time span, according to FEMA. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2024 The 73rd Precinct, which includes Brownsville, has seen 11 homicides through June 2 — nearly triple the four in the same time span last year. John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024 The Crown, set in the 20th century, showed King George, a smoker, getting part of his lung removed, and commented on Margaret’s smoking, but was otherwise smoke-averse, at least in relation to what was actually happening in England during that time span. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 13 May 2024 This time span is long enough to raise interest in search expeditions but not so long that the animals would be presumed extinct. Daniel Shailer, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024 According to current plans, Volume III will cover a 30-year time span. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024 In the last three months of 2023, the state recorded 46 abortions, compared to 1,724 in the same time span in 2022. Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024 Accordingly, total league revenue is expected to increase in the low-to-mid single digits annually during that same time span as the league’s $1.84 billion in national television rights deals is split evenly among the 30 teams with ESPN, Fox and TBS locked in through the 2028 season. Mike Ozanian, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 In that time span, its purchasing power has fallen to $5.08. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024

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“Time span.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20span. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.

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