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age
/ˈeɪdʒ/
noun
a period of history identified with a particular event
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calendar
/ˈkæɫəndɝ/
noun
a system that measures and divides the year into specified periods
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to schedule
/ˈskɛdʒuɫ/, /ˈskɛdʒʊɫ/
verb
to set a specific time to do something or make an event happen
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era
/ˈɛɹə/, /ˈɪɹə/
noun
a period of history marked by particular features or events
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fortnight
/ˈfɔɹtˌnaɪt/
noun
a period consisting of two weeks or 14 days
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millennium
/məˈɫɛniəm/
noun
a period of 1000 years, usually calculated from the year of the birth of Jesus Christ
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time zone
/tˈaɪm zˈoʊn/
noun
any of the regions that are divided according to their longitude, each having a specific standard time
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about / high time
phrase
used to indicate that something should have happened or been done earlier
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local time
/lˈoʊkəl tˈaɪm/
noun
the standard time measured in a specific region
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chronometer
/kɹənˈɑːmɪɾɚ/
noun
a timepiece that shows the time in a very exact way, especially one used at sea
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hourglass
/ˈaʊɝˌɡɫæs/
noun
a glass container with two parts that measures every sixty minutes using the sand flow from the upper to the lower part
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pendulum clock
/pˈɛndʒuːləm klˈɑːk/
noun
a type of clock that works using a swinging weight at the end of a straight line
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stopwatch
/ˈstɑpˌwɑtʃ/
noun
a watch with a button to stop and start time, used in sport events
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sundial
/ˈsənˌdaɪɫ/
noun
an instrument used in the past to tell the time using the shadow made by a metal piece on a flat stone
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twilight
/ˈtwaɪˌɫaɪt/
noun
the time in the evening when the sun is below the horizon
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lateness
/ˈɫeɪtnəs/
noun
the fact or quality of arriving, happening, or being done after the usual or expected time
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chronological
/ˌkɹɑnəˈɫɑdʒɪkəɫ/
adjective
organized according to the order that the events occurred in
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instant
/ˈɪnstənt/
adjective
happening or produced very quickly and easily
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beyond
/ˌbiˈɔnd/, /bɪˈɑnd/, /bɪˈɔnd/
adverb
to or at the side that is further
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for the moment
/fɚðə mˈoʊmənt/
adverb
at the present time, with the understanding that change or reconsideration may be necessary in the near future
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lately
/ˈɫeɪtɫi/
adverb
in the recent period of time
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day-to-day
/ˈdeɪtuˌdeɪ/
adjective
taking place each day
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annual
/ˈænjuəɫ/
adjective
happening or calculated yearly
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annually
/ˈænjuəɫi/
adverb
in a way that happens once every year
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monthly
/ˈmənθɫi/
adjective
happening or done once a month or every month; by the month
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weekly
/ˈwikɫi/
adjective
happening or done every week
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momentarily
/ˌmoʊmənˈtɛɹəɫi/
adverb
for a very short time
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now and again
phrase
on occasions that are not regular or frequent
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(every) now and then
phrase
on infrequent but not rare occasions
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overtime
/ˈoʊvɝˌtaɪm/
adverb
for a longer period than normal
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later on
/lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˈɑːn/
adverb
after the time mentioned or in the future
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