Noun
an amount of time
Source: WordNetDeath is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time. George Carlin
Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured. Ambrose Bierce
Life is just a short period of time in which you are alive. Philip Roth
Enemies, as well as lovers, come to resemble each other over a period of time. Sydney J. Harris
A culture truly changes only when a new way of operating has been shown to succeed over some minimum period of time. John Kotter
I'm more hungry now than I was 11 years ago. Which is great because I see a lot of artists that have been out for a long period of time. They get kind of fat. Lenny Kravitz