timePeriod

P302
predicate

Indicates the specific span or interval of time during which an event, state, or relationship occurs or is valid.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
timePeriod canonical 47,003
historicalPeriod 24,721
activeInPeriod 8,432

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: timePeriod
Generated description
Indicates the specific span or interval of time during which an event, state, or relationship occurs or is valid.

Sample triples (139,503)

Subject Object
David Wayne 1980s via predicate surface "activePeriod"
Old Persian 6th century BCE
Old Persian 5th century BCE
Old Persian 4th century BCE
Patriots American Revolutionary War
Patriots 18th century
Grantha script used from approximately 5th century CE
Grantha script in use until modern period in traditional contexts
Quartering Act prelude to the American Revolution via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Connecticut Sons of Liberty pre‑Revolutionary era
Connecticut Sons of Liberty American Revolutionary War era
Mormon Trail 19th century via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1970s via predicate surface "setInTimePeriod"
The Five-Year Engagement contemporary era via predicate surface "setInPeriod"
Iraqi Interim Government forces post-2003 invasion of Iraq
Gunga Din 19th century via predicate surface "settingTimePeriod"
The Dawn Patrol World War I via predicate surface "settingPeriod"
Andy Hardy film series late 1930s
Andy Hardy film series 1940s
The Golden Palace 1990s
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot 1990s via predicate surface "setInPeriod"
Mystery of the Wax Museum early 1930s via predicate surface "setInPeriod"
The Wedding March imperial Vienna via predicate surface "settingTime"
Viva Villa! early 20th century via predicate surface "settingTime"
Treasure Island (1934 film) 18th century via predicate surface "setInPeriod"
Test Pilot (1938 film) 1930s via predicate surface "setInPeriod"
Joan of Arc (1948 film) Hundred Years' War via predicate surface "setInPeriod"
Lublin Ghetto World War II via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Zadar Roman era via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Zadar Byzantine Empire via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
surface form: Byzantine era
Zadar Venetian rule via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Zadar Austrian Habsburg Monarchy via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
surface form: Austro-Hungarian rule
Mincha Afternoon via predicate surface "timeOfDay"
Leviticus 23:26–32 from evening to evening via predicate surface "timeFrame"
Leviticus 23:26–32 ninth day evening to tenth day evening via predicate surface "timeFrame"
Night World War II via predicate surface "settingPeriod"
Night Holocaust via predicate surface "settingPeriod"
Day post-World War II era via predicate surface "timePeriodDepicted"
Militia Acts of the United States Early Republic of the United States via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Militia Acts of the United States 19th century United States via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
United States Volunteers 19th century
United States Volunteers early 20th century
National Banking Act of 1863 Civil War era via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Gladiator Roman Antiquity via predicate surface "setInTimePeriod"
surface form: Ancient Rome
The Nice Guys 1977
Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
surface form: Captain Jack Aubrey
early 19th century
Jackson Healy in The Nice Guys
surface form: Jackson Healy
1970s via predicate surface "settingTime"
30 Odd Foot of Grunts 1990s via predicate surface "activePeriod"
30 Odd Foot of Grunts 2000s via predicate surface "activePeriod"
Eastern Division pre-NBA era via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"