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timespan in American English (ˈtaimˌspæn) nouna span of time; time frame Word origin [1930–35; time + span1]Examples of 'timespan' in a sentencetimespan One alarming discovery has been the timespan of usage.The timespan of the show, too, makes it unusual.Over what timespan will this take place?Now they are behind over every period except the ten-year timespan.In the wild, this effect would guarantee mating in 80 percent of females within a three-week timespan.Yet dividend payouts have soared from just over 70 billion to 83 billion over the same timespan.Perhaps they thought no one would notice - once you're into timespans that large, what's a year here or there? |