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