the time that elapses while some event is occurring
evening
Noun
the latter part of the day, the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall
evening
Noun
the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way
evening
Noun
a later concluding time period
eventide
Noun
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
ecclesiastical calendar
Noun
a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
early-morning hour
Noun
an hour early in the morning
evenfall
Noun
the time of day immediately following sunset
eschaton
Noun
(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
election day
Noun
the day appointed for an election
equinoctial year
Noun
the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
eleventh hour
Noun
the latest possible moment
extra time
Noun
playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
extra innings
Noun
overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning
ephemera
Noun
something transitory
era
Noun
a major division of geological time
era
Noun
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
epoch
Noun
a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
epoch
Noun
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
epoch
Noun
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
early days
Noun
an early period of development
exhibition season
Noun
the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Noun
the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions
emanate
Verb
give out (breath or an odor)
emanate
Verb
proceed or issue forth, as from a source
expectorate
Verb
discharge, phlegm or sputum, from the lungs and out of the mouth by coughing
expectorate
Verb
clear out the chest and lungs
exuviate
Verb
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
escape velocity
Noun
the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field
estivate
Verb
sleep during summer
eruct
Verb
expel gas from the stomach
eruct
Verb
eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical
exhale
Verb
expel air
exhale
Verb
give out (breath or an odor)
expire
Verb
expel air
expire
Verb
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
expire
Verb
lose validity
extend
Verb
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
extend
Verb
thrust or extend out
extend
Verb
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance