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