time span

ˌtime span, timespan /ˈtaɪmspæn/ noun [countableC]

a period of time 时间跨度，时段

It’s difficult to imagine a time span of a million years.

很难想象100万年这么长的时间跨度。

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time span• This survey provides a particularly rich source of data because of the long time span covered.• We shall not make any comments about this until we have had a chance to inspect a longer time span.• Development of all major new weapons programmes would nevertheless continue but over a longer time span.• I call this measure the responsibility time span of the role.• The time span of observation in these studies varies from a few minutes to several hours.• The time span which is likely to be required for a generation of more effective large-scale entrepreneurs to evolve is considerable.• Statistically this loss rate is low seen in the perspective of the number of flying Spitfires over this time span.

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