A collection of words for moments, eternity, and the passage of time — from everyday vocabulary to rare and beautiful gems.
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ephemeral
adjective
Lasting for a very short time; transitory.
sempiternal
Eternal and unchanging; everlasting.
time
noun
The continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past; "he waited for along time"; "it took some time before he got an answer"; "time flies like an arrow"
event
Something that happens at a given place and time
appearance
The act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
orgasm
The moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
climax
sexual climax
anticipatory breach
A breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance
constructive breach
bobble
The momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"
indulgence
The remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"
double stopping
Stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time
mailing
The transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing"
posting
echolocation
Determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
echo sounding
founding
The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
foundation
institution
origination
creation
innovation
instauration
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