time span

noun

: time period
The study took place over a time span of 20 years.

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In the attack at hand, the breakout time—meaning the time span from the moment of initial access to lateral movement inside the network—was just 48 minutes. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025 For reference, the Nasdaq 100 is up 9% in that time span. Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025 In the Nineties, Keith Hunter Jesperson murdered at least eight woman over a five-year time span. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025 How the region could have minimized the damage The fires with the state’s highest death tolls have had a relatively limited time span. Eric Levenson, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time span

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“Time span.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20span. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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