session (of a legislature)
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
expectation; anticipation; forecast
the present term; the present session
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
postpartum period; postnatal period; puerperal period; puerperium
time; season; period; phase; stage
next term; next period; next version; next release
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
rebellious phase; rebellious age
growth period; growing season
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
middle period; medium-term
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
marriageable age; chance of marriage
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
second term; second stage
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
turning point; transition phase
building time; construction period
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
period when one's voice changes; (age of) puberty
half-term; half-time; half period
plateau (e.g. in weight loss); (period of) stagnation
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation
final stage; terminal stage
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
eclipse period (in viral lifecycle); eclipse phase; dark age
spawning season; breeding season; laying period
second half of the (fiscal) year
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
time of great change; era of reform
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
off period; off season; slack season
interphase; interkinesis; midcycle
definite (period or term)
initial stage; early period; early days; early years
the last half-year; second half of the year
moulting season; molting season
the first half-year; first half of the year
anthesis; flowering season
time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
transition, cutover period
formative period (e.g. of nation); formative year
time of the creation; beginning of the world
first half of the (fiscal) year
closed season for fishing or hunting
upturn; increment phase; rise period
new season (e.g. of TV programming); new term
whole term; entire period
interwar period (1918-1939)
time of delivery (of a child)
diastole; expansion phase
whole financial year; full business year
downturn; decrement phase
dry season; dry spell; dry period
period of economic growth
following accounting period; next term
thawing season; spring thaw
post-term delivery; postmature delivery
(girl's arrival at) puberty
prodromal phase; prodrome
remission phase; period of remission
change of life; menopause
sprouting season (of ears of grain)
staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)
follicular phase; proliferative phase (of the estrous or menstrual cycle)
occupation period (e.g. post-WWII period during which the Allies occupied Japan)
sleep onset REM period; SOREMP
thawing season; thaw; season when the ice melts
at times of many visitors; busy times
full-term birth; labor at term (labour); term delivery
(period of) postpartum rage; postpartum irritability
last period; previous period
earliest stage; very beginning; earliest phase; earliest days
expulsion stage (of labour); expulsive stage
dilatation stage (of labour)
rain period; rainy season
puberty; period of secondary sex characteristics development
active phase (of an illness); duration of an episode
intake (esp. in a school, training program, etc.); cohort; batch; class
looking forward to; anticipating