past vs time period

time period vs past

past and time period both are nouns.

past is an adjective but time period is not an adjective.

past is an adverb but time period is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
past	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
time period	Yes	No	No	No

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

past: a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
time period: an amount of time

Other hypernyms of past include period, period of time.

past (noun)	time period (noun)
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past	an amount of time
the time that has elapsed
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

past (adjective)	time period (adjective)
earlier than the present time; no longer current
of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

past (adverb)	time period (adverb)
so as to pass a given point

Difference between past and time period

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