pm#time_measure__temporal_attribute_or_quality_or_measure temporal duration or positions of time_points and time_intervals along the universal timeline
supertype: attribute_or_quality_or_measure e.g., mass, mass unit, 1 kg, frequency, [2-3] hz, color, blue, speed, 1 m/s
similar_to: point_in_time
equal: time
subtype: time_measure
subtype: temporal_quality__TQ e.g., a date or a duration, but not its measure/value
subtype: Temporal_location__TL
subtype: temporal_region__TR a value for a temporal quality, e.g., 24/5/2002, 2 seconds
subtype: time_interval__T
subtype: time_position any time_point or time_interval along the universal timeline from negative_infinity to positive_infinity
subtype: time the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
subtype: geological_time__geologic_time__geologictime the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)
subtype: aeon__eon the longest division of geological time; two or more eras
subtype: geological_period__period a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
subtype: geological_era__era a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
subtype: epoch a unit of geological time
subtype: biological_time the time of various biological processes
subtype: circadian_rhythm__circadianrhythm a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms
subtype: menopause__climacteric__changeoflife the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
subtype: climacteric a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause
subtype: gestation_period__gestationperiod__gestation the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
subtype: refractory_period (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response
subtype: cosmic_time the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe
subtype: sidereal_time measured by the diurnal motion of stars
subtype: solstice either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
subtype: equinox either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length
subtype: civil_time__civiltime__standard_time__local_time__localtime the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom
subtype: Atlantic_Time__Atlantic_Standard_Time standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
subtype: Eastern_Time__Eastern_Standard_Time__EST standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
subtype: Central_Time__Central_Standard_Time__CST standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States
subtype: Mountain_Time__Mountain_Standard_Time__MST standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States
subtype: Pacific_Time__Pacific_Standard_Time__PST standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States
subtype: Alaska_Standard_Time__Yukon_Time standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska
subtype: Hawaii_Time__Hawaii_Standard_Time standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands
subtype: Bering_Time__Bering_Standard_Time standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
subtype: daylight-saving_time__daylight-savings_time__daylight_saving__daylight_savings time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
subtype: nowadays__present the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
subtype: now the momentary present; "Now is a good time to do it"; "it worked up to right now"
subtype: here_and_now__present_moment__presentmoment__moment at this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment"
subtype: date.nowadays the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
subtype: modern_times__times__time__present_time__presenttime__modernworld__contemporaryworld the circumstances and ideas of the present age; "behind the times"; "in times like these"
subtype: time_being__nonce the present occasion; "for the nonce"
subtype: today the present time or age; "the world of today"; "today we have computers"
subtype: tonight the present or immediately coming night
subtype: past_times__past__yesteryear__yore the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"
subtype: bygone__water_under_the_bridge__waterunderthebridge past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"
subtype: old past times (especially in the phrase "in days of old")
subtype: history the aggregate of past events: "a critical time in the school's history"
subtype: time_immemorial__time_out_of_mind the distant past beyond memory
subtype: auld_langsyne__langsyne__old_times__oldtime__thegoodoldday past times remembered with nostalgia
subtype: yesterday.past_times the recent past; "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays"
subtype: hereafter__future__futurity__time_to_come the time yet to come
subtype: by-and-by an indefinite time in the future; "he'll get around to it in the sweet by-and-by"
subtype: millennium.hereafter (New Testament) in Revelations it is foretold that those faithful to Jesus will reign with Jesus over the earth for a thousand years; the meaning of these words have been much debated; some denominations (e.g. Jehovah's Witnesses) expect it to be a thousand years of justice and peace and happiness
subtype: offing.hereafter the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"
subtype: tomorrow.hereafter the near future; "tomorrow's world"; "everyone hopes for a better tomorrow"
subtype: musical_time__musicaltime the beat of musical rhythm
subtype: musical_rhythm__musicalrhythm__rhythm__beat the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
subtype: common_time__four-four_time__common_measure a time signature indicating four beats to the bar
subtype: tempo (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
subtype: continuum a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts
subtype: history.continuum the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future: "all of human history"
subtype: Greenwich_Mean_Time__Greenwich_Time__GMT__universal_time__universaltime__ut__UT1 the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
subtype: universal_time_coordinated__UTC__utc Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds
subtype: continuance__duration the property of enduring or continuing in time
subtype: infinity__eternity__forever time without end
subtype: alpha_and_omega.infinity__alphaandomega the first and last; signifies God's eternity
subtype: time_period__period__period_of_time an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of his recovery"
subtype: time_frame a time period during which something occurs or is expected to occur; "an agreement can be reached in a reasonably short time frame"
subtype: hours.time_period__hour an indefinite period of time; "they talked for hours"
subtype: downtime a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
subtype: uptime a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use
subtype: work_time a time period when you are required to work
subtype: hours a period of time assigned for work; "they work long hours"
subtype: workweek__week hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"
subtype: day.work_time the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
subtype: overtime work done in addition to regular working hours
subtype: turnaround_time__turnaround time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
subtype: time_off a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"
subtype: spare_time__sparetime__free_time time when you are free to do things that you enjoy
subtype: day_off__dayoff a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"
subtype: leisure_time__leisuretime__leisure time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"
subtype: leave_of_absence__leave the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
subtype: travel_time a period of time spent traveling; "workers were not paid for their travel time between home and factory"
subtype: indefinite_time_period__time an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time"
subtype: particular_day__day a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
subtype: dead.time a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense; "the dead of winter"
subtype: hard_times a time of difficulty
subtype: wee (Scottish) a short time; "bide a wee"
subtype: while__piece__spell a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"
subtype: moment__minute__second__bit an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
subtype: ephemera something transitory; lasting a day
subtype: space_age__spaceage the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present
subtype: elapsed_time__elapsedtime the time that elapses while some event is occurring
subtype: one-way_light_time__onewaylighttime__OWLT the elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object
subtype: round-trip_light_time__RTLT the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point
subtype: duration__continuance the period of time during which something continues
subtype: clocking the time taken to traverse a measured course; "it was a world record clocking"
subtype: longueur a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
subtype: residence_time__residencetime the period of time spent in a particular place
subtype: span the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
subtype: stretch.duration__stint an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
subtype: time_scale an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration; "on the geological time scale mankind has existed but for a brief moment"
subtype: time_value__value__note_value (music) the relative duration of a musical note
subtype: rule.duration the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
subtype: calendar_week__week a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
subtype: field_day__fieldday a time of unusual pleasure and success
subtype: lifetime__life__lifespan the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"
subtype: afterlife__hereafter life after death
subtype: elapsed_period_from_birth__life the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"
subtype: period_from_birth_to_death__life the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"
subtype: days__years__year the time during which someone's life continues; "the monarch's last days"; "in his final years"
subtype: millennium a span of 1000 years
subtype: bimillennium__bimillenary a span of 2000 years
subtype: past a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
subtype: shelf_life__shelflife the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating
subtype: puerperium 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"
subtype: time_of_life a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
subtype: period.time_of_life a time of life characterized as a distinct phase; "Picasso's blue period"; "it was the happy period of my life"
subtype: eld__age a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"
subtype: neonatal_period the first 28 days of life
subtype: early_childhood__earlychildhood__infancy the early stage of growth or development
subtype: childhood the time of person's life when they are a child
subtype: schooldays__schooltime the time of life when you are going to school
subtype: youth the time of life between childhood and maturity
subtype: adolescence the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
subtype: prepuberty a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur
subtype: puberty the time of life when sex glands become functional
subtype: teens__teen the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
subtype: mid-twenties__twenties the time of life between 20 and 30
subtype: mid-thirties__thirties__thirty-something the time of life between 30 and 40
subtype: mid-forties__midfortie__forties__fortie the time of life between 40 and 50
subtype: mid-fifties__midfiftie__fifties__fiftie the time of life between 50 and 60
subtype: mid-sixties__midsixtie__sixties__sixtie the time of life between 60 and 70
subtype: mid-seventies__seventies__seventie the time of life between 70 and 80
subtype: mid-eighties__eighties the time of life between 80 and 90
subtype: mid-nineties__nineties the time of life between 90 and 100
subtype: bloom_of_youth__bloom the best time of youth
subtype: maturity__adulthood the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
subtype: bachelorhood.time_of_life the time of a man's life prior to marriage
subtype: middle_age the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
subtype: widowhood the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
subtype: old_age__oldage__years__year__age__eld__geezerhood late time of life; "old age is not for sissies," "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
subtype: deathbed the last few hours before death
subtype: calendar_day__civil_day__civilday a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
subtype: particular_day__day a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
subtype: day_of_the_week__day any one of the seven days in a week
subtype: festival a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
subtype: religious_festival__religiousfestival__church_festival a festival having religious significance
subtype: daytime__day the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
subtype: afternoon the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"
subtype: midafternoon the middle part of the afternoon
subtype: eventide__evening__eve the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
subtype: morning_time__morningtime__morn__forenoon the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands"
subtype: nighttime__dark the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
subtype: weeknight any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday
subtype: wedding_night__weddingnight the night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together
subtype: night the time between sunset and midnight; "he watched television every night"
subtype: night.time_period the period spent sleeping; "I had a restless night"
subtype: period_of_ignorance__night a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
subtype: eve.time_period the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"
subtype: evening the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera"
subtype: week__hebdomad any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"
subtype: week_from_Monday (informal) a time period of a week or more; "a week from Monday will be too soon!"
subtype: rag.week (British) a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
subtype: Holy_Week__Passion_Week the week before Easter
subtype: shiva__shivah__shibah (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva"
subtype: fortnight__two_weeks__twoweek a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"
subtype: weekend usually Friday night through Sunday
subtype: point_in_time__point a very short period of time; "at that point I had to leave"
subtype: distance.point_in_time a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
subtype: particular_but_unspecified_date a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
subtype: deadline the point in time at which something must be completed
subtype: arrival_time__arrivaltime__time_of_arrival the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination
subtype: departure_time__departuretime__time_of_departure the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin
subtype: midterm middle of an academic term or a political term in office
subtype: full_term.gestation__fullterm__term the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term"
subtype: midterm.gestation the middle of the gestation period
subtype: instant__moment__minute__second a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
subtype: outset__beginning__commencement__first__start__kickoff__starting_time__offset the time at which something begins; "They got an early start"
subtype: middle.point_in_time time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period: "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"
subtype: end.point_in_time__ending the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
subtype: phase_angle__phaseangle__phase a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
subtype: then that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"
subtype: Indian_summer__Saint_Martin's_summer a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
subtype: year.time_period 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"
subtype: anomalistic_year__anomalisticyear time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec
subtype: solar_year__solaryear__tropicalyear__astronomical_year__equinoctial_year__equinoctialyear the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
subtype: lunar_year__lunaryear a period of 12 lunar months
subtype: sidereal_year the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
subtype: schooltime__school the period of instruction in a school; "stay after school" or "he didn't miss a single day of school"
subtype: twelvemonth__yr a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"
subtype: church_year__Christian_year the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons
subtype: Holy_Year (Roman Catholic) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)
subtype: New_Year the calendar year just begun
subtype: common_year__365_days a year that is not a leap year
subtype: leap_year__intercalary_year__intercalaryyear__366_days__bissextile_year in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400
subtype: off_year__offyear a year in which no major political elections are held
subtype: off_year.twelvemonth__offyear a year in which productivity is low or inferior
subtype: calendar_year__calendaryear__civil_year__civilyear the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar
subtype: fiscal_year__financial_year__financialyear any accounting period of 12 months
subtype: year_of_grace any year of the Christian era
subtype: Y2K the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar
subtype: year a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
subtype: school_year__academic_year the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
subtype: semester half a year; a period of 6 months
subtype: bimester a period of 2 months
subtype: Olympiad one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
subtype: lustrum.time_period a period of five years
subtype: decade__decennary__decennium a period of 10 years
instance: 1900s__1900 1530s__1530 twenties__1920s__1920 1820s__1820 thirties__1930s__1930 1830s__1830 forties__fortie__1940s__1940 1840s__1840 fifties__fiftie__1950s__1950 1850s__1850 1750s__1750 sixties__sixtie__1960s__1960 1860s__1860 1760s__1760 seventies__seventie__1970s__1970 1870s__1870 1770s__1770 1980s__1980__eighties eighties__1880s__1880 1780s__1780 1990s__1990__nineties nineties__1890s__1890 1790s__1790
subtype: century 100 years
subtype: quattrocento the 15th century in Renaissance Italian art and literature
subtype: half-century 50 years
subtype: quarter-century__quartercentury 25 years
subtype: quarter.time_period a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
subtype: phase_of_the_moon a time when the moon presents a particular recurring appearance
subtype: new_moon__newmoon__new_phase_of_the_moon the time at which the moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent
subtype: half-moon the time at which the moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
subtype: full_moon__full-of-the-moon__full_phase_of_the_moon the time when the moon is fully illuminated
subtype: day.time_period 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?"
subtype: lunar_day__lunarday the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)
subtype: calendar_month__month one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month"
subtype: Revolutionary_calendar_month a month in the French Revolutionary calendar
subtype: Gregorian_calendar_month a month in the Gregorian calendar
subtype: Jewish_calendar_month a month in the Jewish calendar
subtype: Islamic_calendar_month any lunar month in the Moslem calendar
subtype: Hindu_calendar_month any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
subtype: mid-January the middle part of January
subtype: mid-February the middle part of February
subtype: mid-March the middle part of March
subtype: mid-April the middle part of April
subtype: mid-May the middle part of May
subtype: mid-June the middle part of June
subtype: mid-July the middle part of July
subtype: mid-August the middle part of August
subtype: mid-September the middle part of September
subtype: mid-October the middle part of October
subtype: mid-November the middle part of November
subtype: mid-December the middle part of December
subtype: time_limit a time period within which something must be done or completed
subtype: limitation.time_limit (in law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"
subtype: term.time_period a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
subtype: prison_term__sentence__time the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"
subtype: school_term__schoolterm__academic_term__academic_session__session the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"
subtype: tenure__term_of_office__incumbency the term during which some position is held
subtype: trimester a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
subtype: first_trimester__firsttrimester time period extending from the first day of the last menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestation
subtype: second_trimester time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation
subtype: third_trimester__thirdtrimester time period extending from the 28th week of gestation until delivery
subtype: particular_hour__hour a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"
subtype: silly_season__sillyseason a time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news
subtype: Golden_Age (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
subtype: silver_age (classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age
subtype: bronze_age (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence
subtype: iron_age (classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world
subtype: Platonic_year__great_year__greatyear time required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 years
subtype: regulation_time (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game; "the game was finished in regulation time"
subtype: extra_time__extratime__overtime playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
subtype: extra_innings__extrainning overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball
subtype: overtime_period a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball
subtype: tiebreaker overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
subtype: sudden_death (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf
subtype: time_of_year__season one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
subtype: harvest_time__harvesttime__harvest the season for gathering crops
subtype: haying_time__haying the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
subtype: autumn__fall the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
subtype: springtime__spring the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
subtype: summer__summertime the warmest season of the year; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"
subtype: winter__wintertime the coldest season of the year
subtype: rainy_season__rainyseason one of the two seasons in tropical climates
subtype: dry_season__dryseason one of the two seasons in tropical climates
subtype: dog_days__canicule__canicular_days the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity
subtype: midwinter the middle of winter
subtype: season.time_period a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"
subtype: Michaelmastide the season of Michaelmas
subtype: Lammastide the season of Lammas (Scotland)
subtype: Eastertide the Easter season
subtype: Twelfthtide the season of Epiphany
subtype: Allhallowtide the season of All Saints' Day
subtype: Christmas__Christmastide__Christmastime__Yule__Yuletide__Noel period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
subtype: Advent the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
subtype: Shrovetide immediately preceding Lent
subtype: Lent__Lententide a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
subtype: season a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company" or "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
subtype: growing_season__growingseason the season during which a crop grows best
subtype: seedtime the time during which seeds should be planted
subtype: sheepshearing.season the time or season when sheep are sheared
subtype: holiday_season__holidayseason a time when many people take holidays
subtype: high_season__peak_season the season when travel is most active and rates are highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season"
subtype: off-season__offseason the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest
subtype: preseason a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation
subtype: baseball_season the season when baseball is played
subtype: basketball_season the season when basketball is played
subtype: exhibition_season the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games
subtype: fishing_season__fishingseason the season during which it is legal to catch fish
subtype: football_season the season when football is played
subtype: hockey_season the season when hockey is played
subtype: hunting_season__huntingseason the season during which it is legal to kill a particular species
subtype: social_season the season for major social events
subtype: theatrical_season the season when new plays are produced
subtype: Whitsun__Whitsuntide__Whitweek Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
subtype: long_time__age__years__year a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
subtype: long a comparatively long time; "this won't take long"; "they haven't been gone long"
subtype: month_of_Sundays (informal) a time perceived as long; "I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays"
subtype: eon.long_time__aeon an immeasurably long period of time
subtype: blue_moon (informal) a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"
subtype: long_run__long_haul a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; "in the long run we will win" or "he performed well over the long haul"
subtype: drought.time_period a prolonged shortage
subtype: era a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
subtype: age.era a historic period; "we live in a litigious age"
subtype: Christian_Era__Common_Era the time period beginning with the year of Christ's birth
subtype: day.era an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
subtype: historic_period an era of history having some distinctive feature
subtype: modern_era the present or recent times
subtype: generation.time_period the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
subtype: prehistory the time during human development before the appearance of the written word
subtype: reign a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
subtype: reign_of_terror any period of brutal suppression resembling the French Reign of Terror
subtype: early_days__youth an early period of development; "during the youth of the project"
subtype: dawn.time_period an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
subtype: evening.time_period a later concluding time period; "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
subtype: sufficient_time_period__time 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"
subtype: sleep.time_period__nap a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "a brief nap"
subtype: beauty_sleep sleep before midnight
subtype: kip.sleep (British) sleep; "roused him from his kip"
subtype: term_of_a_contract__lease the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
subtype: half_life__half-life the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
subtype: lunar_time_period__tide there are usually two high and two low tides each day
subtype: phase.time_period__stage any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
subtype: diakinesis the final stage of the prophase of meiosis
subtype: diplotene the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
subtype: leptotene the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
subtype: pachytene the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
subtype: phase_of_cell_division a stage in meiosis or mitosis
subtype: zygotene the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
subtype: anal_stage__anal_phase (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
subtype: genital_stage__genitalstage__genital_phase (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
subtype: latency_stage__latencystage__latency_phase__latencyphase__latency_period__latencyperiod (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
subtype: oral_stage__oral_phase (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
subtype: phallic_stage__phallicstage__phallic_phase__phallicphase (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure
subtype: chapter.phase any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"
subtype: fertile_period__fertileperiod__fertilephase the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)
subtype: menstrual_phase__menstrualphase the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)
subtype: secretory_phase__secretoryphase__luteal_phase the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
subtype: apogee.phase__culmination a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
subtype: seedtime.phase any time of new development
subtype: safe_period that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)
subtype: multistage occurring in more than one stage
subtype: watch.time_period the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
subtype: peacetime a period of time during which there is no war
subtype: wartime a period of time during which there is armed conflict
subtype: term_of_enlistment__enlistment__hitch__tour_of_duty__duty_tour__tour a period of time spent in military service
subtype: honeymoon.time_period the early usually calm and harmonious period of a relationship; business or political
subtype: indiction a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms
subtype: the_Great_Depression__Depression__the_Depression a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
subtype: prohibition_era__prohibitionera__prohibition the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
subtype: incubation_period the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease
subtype: rainy_day__rainyday a (future) time of financial need; "I am saving for a rainy day"
subtype: noviciate__novitiate the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
subtype: heyday__flower__prime__peak__bloom__blossom__efflorescence__flush the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
subtype: running_time__runningtime the length of time that a movie or tv show runs
subtype: historical_period__period__historic_period a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time; "a novel from the Victorian period"
subtype: clotting_time the time it takes for a sample of blood to clot; used to diagnose some clotting disorders
subtype: real_time (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur
subtype: study_hall.time_period__studyhall a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study
subtype: usance (commerce) the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
instance: Bronze_Age Iron_Age Stone_Age Eolithic_Age Paleolithic_Age Mesolithic_Age Neolithic_Age
1 schema is about time_measure
[graph1_on_time_measure
[any time_measure,
may be time of: a situation,
may be duration of: a situation,
may have for inferior_to: a time_measure,
may be inferior_to of: a time_measure,
may have for inferior_or_equal_to: a time_measure,
may be inferior_or_equal_to of: a time_measure]
];
15 statements are about direct instances of time_measure: graph1_on_situation, graph1_on_transaction, graph1_on_birth, graph1_on_human_motion, graph1_on_flight, graph1_on_conference, graph1_on_description, graph1_on_file, graph1_on_written_material, graph1_on_publication, graph1_on_report, graph35_on_article, graph1_on_type, graph2_on_description
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