timescalenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtaɪm.skeɪl/us/ˈtaɪm.skeɪl/the period of time over which something happens:
Police officers are trying to construct the timescale of events leading up to the murder.
What's the timescale for this? (= How long will it take?)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Periods of time - general words
- age
- at/in one sitting idiom
- day
- duration
- free time
- gap
- interval
- length
- lifetime
- making
- me time
- rest
- run
- shortly
- slot
- span
- spasm
- spell
- stretch
- term
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