n.
1 interval, time, term, span, duration, spell, space, stretch; while; Colloq chiefly Brit patch:
During the period of his absence, his children had grown up. I waited a short period, then phoned again. We went through a bad period last year.
2 era, days, epoch, aeon, age, years:
During the Old English period, very little was written down.
3 full stop:
Place periods at the ends of sentences.
noun
1 length of time
ADJ.
extended, lengthy, long, prolonged | brief, limited, short
The offer is only available for a limited period.
| full
You have been paid for the full period of your employment with us.
| fixed, set
The medication is prescribed for a fixed period of time.
| indefinite | early, late
the late Victorian period
| happy
a happy period in her life
| dark, difficult, lean
a dark period in the country's history
| critical
a critical period in the development of the project
| interim, intervening | transitional | off-peak, peak | Christmas | medieval, Tudor, etc. | inter-war, post-war | accounting | cooling-off
The customer has the right to cancel the contract during the seven-day cooling-off period.
| formative
The most formative period of life is childhood.
| gestation, incubation | rest | training | waiting | trial
You can use the software free for a 30-day trial period.
| time
VERB + PERIOD
cover
the period covered by the book
PERIOD + VERB
begin, commence | end | last
PERIOD + NOUN
costume, furniture
PREP.
after a ~
after a long period of waiting
| during/throughout the ~
during the intervening period
| for a ~
We lived in Caracas for a brief period.
| in/within a/the ~
Sales have gone up in the last-five-year period.
| over a/the ~
There will be a reduced bus service over the Christmas period. Changes were monitored over a period of two months.
| within a/the ~
Committee members will not be eligible for re-election within a period of two years.
| ~ between
the period between his resigning and finding a new job
| ~ from … to …
the period from 1 July to 31 December
PHRASES
the beginning/end/start of a period, a period of history, sb's period of office
Public spending was cut during his period of office.
| a period of study
Try breaking your period of study into 20-minute blocks.
| a period of time
The balance must be paid within an agreed period of time.
| a period of transition
a period of transition between communist rule and democratic government
2 menstruation
ADJ.
heavy, light | menstrual | monthly
VERB + PERIOD
have
I've got my period and don't feel too great.
| start
I was thirteen when I started my periods.
PERIOD + VERB
start | stop | last
PERIOD + NOUN
pains
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