Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

rainy season
one of the two seasons in tropical climates
 
game
(tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
 
sick leave
a leave of absence from work because of illness
 
Precambrian period
the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago
 
chapter
any distinct period in history or in a person's life
 
preseason
a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation
 
May
the month following April and preceding June
 
night
the time between sunset and midnight
 
pubescence
the time of life when sex glands become functional
 
Middle Ages
the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
 
frequence
the number of occurrences within a given time period
 
diamond jubilee
an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years
 
Carboniferous period
from 345 million to 280 million years ago
 
Corpus Christi
Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
 
sidereal year
the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
 
period of time
an amount of time
 
residence time
the period of time spent in a particular place
 
compensatory time
time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime
 
ship's bell
(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
 
triple time
musical time with three beats in each bar
 
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