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100 Other Words for “Time”

March 31, 2026

100 Other Words for

No. Term Definition
1. Aeon An extremely long span.
2. Afterward Later; subsequent point.
3. Age A long period in history.
4. Annals Historical records by years.
5. Anniversary Yearly recurrence date.
6. Antiquity Ancient times; remote past.
7. Appointment Scheduled meeting moment.
8. Arc A narrative span or phase.
9. Autumn Fall season of the year.
10. Beat A brief moment; rhythm unit.
11. Beginning The start point.
12. Belatedness State of being late.
13. Bide Wait for a moment.
14. Blink A very brief instant.
15. Bout A short period of activity.
16. Break A short pause.
17. Calendar System for organizing days.
18. Century A period of 100 years.
19. Chronicle Record of events over years.
20. Chronology Arrangement by temporal order.
21. Clock Device that measures hours.
22. Continuance Ongoing duration.
23. Countdown Backward counting to an event.
24. Cycle A repeating period.
25. Dawn Day’s first light.
26. Day Twenty-four-hour period.
27. Deadline Latest allowed point.
28. Decade A period of ten years.
29. Delay Postponed interval.
30. Departure Time of leaving.
31. Duration Length of a period.
32. Ebb A waning phase.
33. Eon An extremely long time.
34. Epoch Distinct historical period.
35. Era Notable span in history.
36. Evening Late part of day.
37. Eventide Evening; dusk.
38. Expiration End of validity period.
39. Fall Autumn season.
40. Fate Inevitable course over life.
41. Feast day Religious or festive date.
42. Fleeting moment Very brief occurrence.
43. Flow Continuous passage.
44. Fortnight Two-week period.
45. Future Time yet to come.
46. Generation Period of human lifespan.
47. Glance A quick moment.
48. Golden hour Short period near sunset/sunrise.
49. Growth phase Developmental period.
50. Half-life Time for half to decay.
51. Halftime Midpoint break in a game.
52. Hour Sixty-minute period.
53. Hourglass Sand timer measuring duration.
54. Instant An exact moment.
55. Interlude A brief intervening period.
56. Intermission A break between parts.
57. Interval Space between events.
58. Jiffy A very short time.
59. Juncture A critical point.
60. Keepsake date Memorable marked day.
61. Late hour A time near night.
62. Latency Delay before response.
63. Lifetime Span of a life.
64. Lull Temporary pause.
65. Lunation One lunar month cycle.
66. Moment A brief point.
67. Month One-twelfth of a year.
68. Morning Early part of day.
69. Morrow The next day.
70. Now The present moment.
71. Occasion A particular event time.
72. Olden days Times long past.
73. Onset Beginning of a period.
74. Opportunity Favorable moment to act.
75. Overtime Extra period beyond regular.
76. Past Time already gone.
77. Pause Temporary stop.
78. Period A length of duration.
79. Phase A stage in a cycle.
80. Point A specific moment.
81. Present Current period.
82. Prime Best or peak period.
83. Quarter Three-month business period.
84. Quarter-hour Fifteen-minute span.
85. Recess A break from activity.
86. Rendezvous Agreed meeting time.
87. Rhythm Regular timing pattern.
88. Round A cycle or turn.
89. Season Division of the year.
90. Second Smallest common time unit.
91. Shift Scheduled work period.
92. Soon In a short while.
93. Space A span between moments.
94. Spell A short or defined period.
95. Spring Season after winter.
96. Stage A step in progression.
97. Sunset Day’s end light.
98. Term Fixed length of office/study.
99. Tick A clock’s short beat.
100. Timeline Sequence of dated events.

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