- period
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 length of timeADJECTIVE▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged, sustained▪ brief, limited, short▪
The offer is only available for a limited period.
▪ six-month, two-year, etc.▪ entire, full▪You have been paid for the full period of your employment with us.
▪ fixed, set, specified▪The medication is prescribed for a fixed period of time.
▪ indefinite▪ early, late▪the late Victorian period
▪ initial▪ busy▪ happy▪a happy period in her life
▪ dark, difficult, lean (esp. BrE)▪a dark period in the country's history
▪ critical, crucial▪a critical period in the development of the project
▪ interim, intervening▪ transition, transitional▪ off-peak, peak▪ Christmas (esp. BrE), festive (esp. BrE), holiday▪ Cold War, medieval, Tudor, etc.▪ inter-war, post-war▪ accounting▪ cooling-off, grace▪The customer has the right to cancel the contract during the seven-day cooling-off period.
▪ consultation (esp. BrE)▪ formative▪The most formative period of life is childhood.
▪ gestation, incubation▪ rest▪ honeymoon▪The view is that the government's honeymoon period is over.
▪ training▪ waiting▪ trial▪You can use the software free for a 30-day trial period.
▪ timeVERB + PERIOD▪ cover, span▪the period covered by the book
▪The film spans a period of 40 years of Castro's rule.
▪ begin, enter▪Eastern Europe entered a period of transition in the 1990s.
▪ end▪ endure, experience, undergo▪ extend, prolong▪ shorten▪ dominate, mark▪The period was marked by a succession of financial crises.
PERIOD + VERB▪ begin, commence▪ elapse, end▪ lastPERIOD + NOUN▪ costume, furniturePREPOSITION▪ after a period▪after a long period of waiting
▪ during the period, throughout the period▪during the intervening period
▪ for a period▪We lived in Caracas for a brief period.
▪ in a/the period, within a/the period▪Sales have gone up in the last-five-year period.
▪ over a/the period▪There will be a reduced bus service over the Christmas period.
▪Changes were monitored over a period of two months.
▪ within a/the period▪We visited five different cities within a two-day period.
▪ period between▪the period between his resigning and finding a new job
▪ period from … to …▪the period from July 1 to December 31
PHRASES▪ the beginning of a period, the start of a period▪ the end of a period▪ a period in history, a period of history▪ sb's period of office▪Public spending was cut during his period of office.
▪ a period of silence, a period of study▪Try breaking your period of study into 20-minute blocks.
▪ a period of time▪The balance must be paid within an agreed period of time.
▪ a period of change, a period of transition▪a period of transition from a totalitarian regime to democratic government
2 menstruationADJECTIVE▪ heavy, light▪ menstrual▪ monthlyVERB + PERIOD▪ have▪When did you last have a period?
▪I have my period and don't feel too great.
▪ start▪I was thirteen when I started my periods. (BrE)
▪I was thirteen when I started my period. (AmE)
▪ miss, skip▪Missing a period is often one of the first signs that a woman is pregnant.
PERIOD + VERB▪ start▪ stop▪ lastPERIOD + NOUN▪ cramps (esp. AmE), pains (esp. BrE){{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}adj.Period is used with these nouns: ↑charm, ↑costume, ↑drama, ↑dress, ↑furniture, ↑instrument, ↑music, ↑photograph, ↑piece, ↑style
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
