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
War of the Seventh Coalition Hundred Days
Coalition Wars early 19th century
Battle of Alma 19th century via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal post-1945
Francis Thompson early expansion of the railway network in the United Kingdom
Prussian Silesia Early Modern period via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
surface form: Early modern period
Prussian Silesia 19th century via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Prussian Silesia 20th century via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
First Treaty of Versailles (1756) 18th century via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
First Treaty of Versailles (1756) Ancien Régime via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
surface form: Ancien Régime in France
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla Seven Years' War via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
surface form: Seven Years' War era
Gupta Empire reign of Chandragupta II via predicate surface "peakPeriod"
Atlanta Braves spring training (former) late 20th century to early 21st century
Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense 1910s
FEPC 1940s
United States home front during World War II 1939–1945
United States home front during World War II 1941–1945
Overseas Branch World War II era via predicate surface "locatedInTime"
WRB
surface form: War Refugee Board
Holocaust via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
SPE 20th-century linguistics
book "Everybody Matters: A Memoir"
surface form: Everybody Matters: A Memoir
20th century via predicate surface "timePeriodCovered"
book "Everybody Matters: A Memoir"
surface form: Everybody Matters: A Memoir
early 21st century via predicate surface "timePeriodCovered"
Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy Indonesian occupation of East Timor (1975–1999) via predicate surface "setInPeriod"
No Logo late 20th century globalization era via predicate surface "setInPeriod"
Feynman’s book "What Do You Care What Other People Think?"
surface form: What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Feynman’s early life via predicate surface "timePeriodCovered"
Feynman’s book "What Do You Care What Other People Think?"
surface form: What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Feynman’s work during World War II via predicate surface "timePeriodCovered"
Feynman’s book "What Do You Care What Other People Think?"
surface form: What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Feynman’s later career during the 1980s via predicate surface "timePeriodCovered"
Spacelab missions 1980s
Spacelab missions 1990s
1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov" (formerly used)
surface form: 1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov"
Golden period of Stradivari via predicate surface "period"
1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov" (formerly used)
surface form: 1712 Stradivarius cello "Davidov"
Baroque via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
surface form: Baroque era
1733 Montagnana cello 18th century via predicate surface "period"
I Am Malala 1990s via predicate surface "timePeriodCovered"
I Am Malala 2000s via predicate surface "timePeriodCovered"
I Am Malala early 2010s via predicate surface "timePeriodCovered"
Manuscript Found in Accra 11th century via predicate surface "settingTime"
Manuscript Found in Accra 1099 via predicate surface "settingTime"
Tglg precolonial era
Tglg pre-Hispanic Philippines
tical (historical unit)
surface form: tical
pre-modern Thailand via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
tical (historical unit)
surface form: tical
19th century Siam via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
tical (historical unit)
surface form: tical
early 20th century Siam via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
surface form: European starling
about 12 days via predicate surface "incubationPeriod"
Mazurek Dąbrowskiego late 18th century via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
French conquest of Algeria 19th century via predicate surface "chronology"
Eastern Nagari script medieval to modern era
South African pound Union of South Africa era via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
South African pound early Republic of South Africa transition via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Battle of Landskrona Early Modern period via predicate surface "historicalPeriod"
Sabellius 3rd century