time spann.

Brit.

/ˈtʌɪm span/, U.S.

/ˈtaɪm ˌspæn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., span n.¹

Etymology: < time n. + span n.¹

The period of time during which something exists or takes place.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > [noun]

timeOE

daysOE

sitheOE

agec1325

siecle1483

secle?1533

Iron Age1592

cycle1842

time span1880

1880 C. A. Bartol Princ. & Portraits ii. iii. 377 The world is God's habit; but he cannot take off his dress... We have, in our little time-span, crept under the border of it on earth.

1892 W. A. Ellis tr. R. Wagner Art-work of Future in Prose Wks. I. 141 The brief time-span of the flowering of Athenian art.

1933 A. N. Whitehead Adventures of Ideas vi. 98 The recent shortening of the time-span between notable changes in social customs is very obvious, if we examine history.

1979 A. Storr Art of Psychotherapy ii. 11 Attention is difficult to sustain without a break beyond a time-span of forty-five to fifty minutes.

2005 J. Mullaney Double & Multiple Stars ii. 16 The relatively long time spans required for the discovery and subsequent study of astrometric binaries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	time span
释义	time spann. Brit. /ˈtʌɪm span/, U.S. /ˈtaɪm ˌspæn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: time n., span n.¹ Etymology: < time n. + span n.¹ The period of time during which something exists or takes place. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > [noun] timeOE daysOE sitheOE agec1325 siecle1483 secle?1533 Iron Age1592 cycle1842 time span1880 1880 C. A. Bartol Princ. & Portraits ii. iii. 377 The world is God's habit; but he cannot take off his dress... We have, in our little time-span, crept under the border of it on earth. 1892 W. A. Ellis tr. R. Wagner Art-work of Future in Prose Wks. I. 141 The brief time-span of the flowering of Athenian art. 1933 A. N. Whitehead Adventures of Ideas vi. 98 The recent shortening of the time-span between notable changes in social customs is very obvious, if we examine history. 1979 A. Storr Art of Psychotherapy ii. 11 Attention is difficult to sustain without a break beyond a time-span of forty-five to fifty minutes. 2005 J. Mullaney Double & Multiple Stars ii. 16 The relatively long time spans required for the discovery and subsequent study of astrometric binaries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880
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