to look forward (to); anticipation; to expect; to await; expectation; to anticipate
forward delivery apartment; unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame
hope; to wish; to expect; expectation; to have expectations; to earnestly hope
end of term; end of semester
to expire; to run out; to come to an end
hope and expectation; to anticipate; to look forward to; to await expectantly
to hope; to expect; expectation(s)
abbr. for
期货合约, futures contract
(finance)
period of time; time; time period; period
time limit; deadline; allotted time
futures contract (finance)
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
(to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
time of birth; period of labor; lying-in
in order to; hoping to; attempting to; waiting for
the duration of a conference; the period over which a conference (or expo etc) is held; session; the date of a meeting
wedding day; day of tryst
in advance; beforehand; premature; front-end
to set a date; to set a time frame; within a certain time limit
by stages; installment; in installments; periodization; divide into different periods
initial stage; beginning period
to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc)
early days; early stage; preceding period
it is essential to (complete a project on time, be thorough etc)
the corresponding time period (in a different year etc); concurrent; synchronous
late (for an appointed time)
as scheduled; on time; punctual
gestation; duration of pregnancy
term; semester; school term
at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term
final period; the end (of a term); the close
to extend the period; to reschedule (a debt)
time allocated for a project; completion date
to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer
(formal) to delay; to miss a deadline; to fail to do sth at the appointed time
to reschedule; to change the date (often to a later date); to rearrange (e.g. a meeting); to postpone
unspecified period; in the indefinite future; no fixed time; indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment)
early period; early phase; early stage
a particular period; period; phase
later period; end stage; terminal
end (of a period); last part; final phase
the current period; this term (usually in finance)
slot within a schedule; timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc); range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc)
time of death; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term
(banking) current (account); checking (account); demand (deposit etc)
to fall due; to come to the end of a term; to expire
schedule (for flight, voyage etc)
to defer; to put off (until later); to postpone
the exam period; the exam date
to have reached the age of eighty or ninety
to fail to come out on time; to miss a deadline
(agriculture) seedling stage
departure date; time to leave
to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date)
near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent
long term
(loan); at a fixed date in the future
(e.g. for repayment); abbr. for
远期合约, forward contract
(finance)
to be overdue; to fail to meet a deadline; to be behind in doing sth
long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)
to set a time limit; time limit; deadline
one year period (in a contract or budget)
non-scheduled; irregularly
refractory period (physiology)
delivery time (time between ordering goods and receiving the delivery); date of delivery
postnatal period; puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth)
guarantee period; warranty period
date of use (on foodstuffs); best before date
shelf life; freshness date
cooling-off period (divorces, purchases, surgeries)
closing date (of contract); maturity (of an investment bond)
estrus; the rutting season; on heat
the breeding season (zool.); oestrus (period of sexual receptivity of female mammals)
puberty; period of development
at the same time; contemporary
periodic; periodicity (math); cyclicity
periodic system; periodicity (chemistry)
periodic table
(chemistry); abbr. of
元素周期表, periodic table of the elements
periodic solution (math.)
incubation period; time for sth to develop
safe period; safe days of a woman's menstrual cycle (low risk of conception)
grace period; period of grace
introductory phase or period
freezing over of river in winter
thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring
age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex; puberty
terminal stage (of illness)
elongation stage; jointing stage (agriculture)
to part for an unspecified period; to take leave from indefinitely
unlimited (time) duration
from new moon to full moon
period of validity; sell-by date
period of low water level (winter in north China)
demurrage charge (shipping) (currency)
incubation period (of disease)
window period (time between first infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies); intervening period of time
ages suitable for getting married
lock-up period (on stock options)
luteal phase (period in the menstrual cycle when an embryo can implant in the womb)
flourishing age (of the ceremonial tripod); golden age
meet by chance; have a chance encounter
term of office; while holding a post
pre-recording; to pre-record
installment; payment plan; payment by installments; installment plan; to pay in installments; pay in installments
to have a promising future; to have bright prospects
(math.) double periodicity
to meet again at unspecified date; meeting postponed indefinitely
during time; in this time
expiry date (of document)
to hedge (one's bets); to defend against risk
fixed deposit; time deposit; certificate of deposit (banking)
to defer payment; to pay back over long term
development cycle; development period; also written 開發週期|开发周期
presidency; term of office
vesting period (in finance)
deadline; final time limit (for project)
within the period of validity; before the sell-by date
limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
most flourishing period; Golden Age
current account (in bank)
demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time)
funds on call; invested sum that can be cashed
date of issue (of document)
forward contract (finance)
ever since a long time ago
(fig.) guarantee of financial support for the rest of one's life
flourishing period; golden age
happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations
periodic table of the elements (chemistry)
(finance) yield to maturity (YTM)
pendente lite; during litigation
credit default swap (finance)
deferred death sentence; abbr. to
死缓
revenue anticipation note (RAN, financing)