(the passing of) all the days, years etc of the past, present or future; to choose or arrange the time or moment for (something)
temporal length of event or entity's existence, period
Cases of word usage
1) an instance of forgetting for a short time (aberration)
2) continuing for a very long time (abiding)
3) (of people, living creatures etc) belonging to, existing in, a region from earliest times, or from the time when the region was first known (aboriginal)
4) doing the duties of another person for a limited time (acting)
5) to stop, e.g. discussion at (a meeting etc) for a short time (adjourn)
6) to spare or find enough money or time (for something) (afford)
7) later in time or order (after)
8) once more; a second time (again)
9) the length of time a person has lived or a thing has existed (age)
10) (used to show a length of time measured back to a point in the past); before now (ago)
