time span
noun [ C ] (also timespan) uk/ˈtaɪm.spæn/ us/ˈtaɪm.spæn/
时间跨度，时限
a period of time within which something happens, or between two events
The attacks all happened less than 5 miles apart within a three-week time span. 这些袭击都发生在三个星期的时间内，地点相隔不到5英里。
Our minds can't imagine a timespan as long as a million years. 我们的头脑无法想象一个长达一百万年的时间跨度。
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- Requesting a lot of credit in a short time span may prompt lenders to be concerned that you won't manage your debt well.
- Prices increased a total of 113 percent over that time span.
- Greenhouse gases remain in the atmosphere for time spans ranging from decades to centuries.
- During the one-week timespan of the movie, they become friends.
- It remains unclear why so many people died within such a short timespan.