phase vs time period

time period vs phase

phase and time period both are nouns.

phase is a verb but time period is not a verb.

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

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

phase: any distinct time period in a sequence of events
time period: an amount of time

Other hypernyms of phase include period, period of time.

phase (noun)	time period (noun)
(astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)	an amount of time
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

phase (verb)	time period (verb)
adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
arrange in phases or stages

Difference between phase and time period

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