distance vs time interval

distance and time interval both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distance	Yes	No	Yes	No
time interval	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, time interval is a hypernym of distance; that is, time interval is a word with a broader meaning than distance:

Other hypernyms of distance include interval.

distance (noun)	time interval (noun)
the property created by the space between two objects or points	a definite length of time marked off by two instants
size of the gap between two places
indifference by personal withdrawal
a distant region
the interval between two times
a remote point in time

distance (verb)	time interval (verb)
go far ahead of
keep at a distance