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Periods of Time

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Tracking Time

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Phases of Time

past (past)

present (pres·ent)

future (fu·ture)

Phases of Time

ancient (an·cient)

recent (re·cent)

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This plane was made with recent technology. It flies over pyramids, which were made with ancient technology.

Seasons

autumn/fall

(au·tumn/fall)

spring (spring)

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winter (win·ter)

summer (sum·mer)

Time Tools

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watch (watch)

Time Tools

clock (clock)

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Time Tools

date (date)

calendar (cal·en·dar)

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A calendar lists the year, month, and day. A date is a specific day of the month on a calendar.

Time Tools

schedule (sched·ule)

routine (rou·tine)

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A schedule, or routine, is a plan of when events will take place. This teacher wrote the day’s schedule on a white board.

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Periods of Time

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Speed & Rate

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Speed

automatically (au·to·mat·i·cal·ly)

The door opens automatically when you stand in front of it; you don’t have to push or pull it with your hand.

immediately (im·me·di·ate·ly)

now (now)

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The food was ready immediately because it had already been cooked.

Speed

Speed

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quickly (quick·ly) A cheetah moves quickly when chasing its prey.

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Speed

sudden (sud·den)

This man got caught in a sudden downpour of rain. He got wet.

gradually (grad·u·al·ly)

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Speed

Many people have touched the dog over the years. So the dog gradually turned a different color.

Rate

constant (con·stant)

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There is a constant flow of water over the falls.

sometimes (some·times)

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Sometimes she paints flowers; other times, she paints trees.

Rate

seldom (sel·dom)

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It seldom snows in parts of California. It is sunny most of the year.

Rate

never (ne·ver)

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There will never be two people with the same fingerprint. Each person’s print is special to him or her.

Rate

always (al·ways)

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Rate

The moon is always in the sky.

brief (brief)

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This butterfly lives a brief amount of time—about six months.

Rate

temporarily (tem·po·ra·ri·ly)

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The water fountain was temporarily not working. The custodian soon fixed it.

Rate

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Periods of Time

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Units of Time

moment (mo·ment)

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A moment is a very brief amount of time. You might be asked to hold a door for a moment.

Hourly

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second (sec·ond)

The winning runner ran her race in less than 13 seconds!

Hourly

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minute (mi·nute)

The movie will be 120 minutes long. A minute is sixty seconds. There are sixty minutes in an hour.

Hourly

dawn (dawn)

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Daily

They fished off the dock at sunrise.

sunrise (sun·rise)

morning (morn·ing)

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We make pancakes for breakfast in the morning. Another name for morning is A.M.

Daily

A.M. (A·M)

noon (noon)

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On a half day of school, the students get out at noon.

Daily

afternoon (af·ter·noon)

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The father naps with his baby in the afternoon.

Daily

dusk (dusk)

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The sky was pink at dusk.

Daily

sunset (sun·set)

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Daily

P.M. (P·M)

evening (eve·ning)

In the evening, I caught some fireflies. Another name for evening is P.M.

night (night)

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On a clear night, the stars shine brightly.

Daily

day (day)

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A day is 24 hours long. There are 365 days in the year. What day is your birthday?

Yearly

week (week)

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A week is seven days long. There are 52 weeks in a year.

Yearly

month (month)

The year is divided into 12 months. We celebrate African Americans during Black History Month each February.

Yearly

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annual (an·nu·al)

Pets should have annual checkups with a veterinarian. The word annual means every year.

Yearly

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decade (dec·ade)

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Disco dancing was most popular during the decade between 1960 and 1970. A decade is a period of ten years.

Greater Than a Year

century (cen·tu·ry)

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A century is a period of 100 years. Machines made work quicker and cheaper during the 20th century.

Greater Than a Year

era (e·ra)

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An era is a major, or very long, period of time. The dinosaurs walked the earth during the Mesozoic Era.

Greater Than a Year