time span

noun

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

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Qnity Electronics, the leading pure-play provider of materials and chemicals for the semiconductor industry, has kept pace with the group, rallying 36% over the same time span. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026 This shooting marks Baltimore City’s 32nd homicide in 2026 to date, compared with 35 during the same time span in 2025. Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2026 Scheffler achieved his 20th PGA Tour victory with just 151 starts, a pace that tracks only with Woods and Jack Nicklaus—and all 20 of Scheffler’s wins came in just a four-year time span. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026 The canvas is bigger, the time span longer, the plot more detailed, the overall shape more diffuse and the resolution altogether less reassuring. Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for time span

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“Time span.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/time%20span. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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