time-scale

n period of time in which a sequence of events takes place; successive stages of a process, an operation, etc （一系列事件发生的）一段时间; （过程、操作等的）连续阶段.

tilt, tilted, tilth, timber, timber-line, timber-wolf, timbered, timbre, time, time bomb, time exposure, time warp, time zone, time-card (also `time-sheet), time-consuming, time-fuse, time-honoured (US time-honored), time-lag, time-limit, time-saving, time-server, time-serving, time-sharing, time-sheet, time-signal, time-switch, time-table, time-worn, timekeeper, timeless, timelessly, timelessness, timeliness, timely, timepiece, timer, times, timetable, timetable (also esp US schedule), timeworn,