time interval vs amount

amount vs time interval

time interval and amount both are nouns.

time interval is not a verb while amount is a verb.

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

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

time interval: a definite length of time marked off by two instants
amount: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

Other hypernyms of time interval include measure, quantity.

time interval (noun)	amount (noun)
a definite length of time marked off by two instants	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
	the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
	a quantity of money

time interval (verb)	amount (verb)
	to measure up to in kind or quality
	add up in number or quantity
	be tantamount or equivalent to

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