Period of time
Crossword Clue & Answers

29 November 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple

We found 21 answers for the crossword clue 'Period of time', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.

This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.

We have given Period of time a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

Period of time is a 3 word phrase featuring 14 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Thursday, 11 November 2021 with the answer being YEAR, we also found YEAR to be the most popular answer for this clue.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 11 Nov 2021
• Irish Independent - Simple - 25 Aug 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 23 Aug 2021
• USA Today - 2 Jun 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 31 Mar 2021
• The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - 23 Mar 2021
• Irish Times Simplex Crossword - 27 Feb 2021
• Irish Times Simplex Crossword - 27 Jan 2021
• Irish Times Simplex Crossword - 22 Jan 2021
• The Mirror Classic - 23 Dec 2020

Definitions and usage

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• An amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

Crossword Answers

3 Letters

AGE
How long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"

DAY
United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)

ERA
(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched

MTH

4 Letters

AEON
(Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe

HOUR
Distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"

SPAN
A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

WEEK
Hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"

YEAR
A body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"

5 Letters

APOCH

EPOCH
A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

MONTH
A time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill"

SPELL
A verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"

WHILE
A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

6 Letters

MINUTE
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

PERIOD
A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"

SEASON
A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

SECOND
The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

7 Letters

CENTURY
Ten 10s

9 Letters

FORTNIGHT
A period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"

10 Letters

TIMEPERIOD
An amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"