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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
time period
 
 
Many object to this idiom as a redundancy. It is true that time or period will frequently suffice for exposition, but it is also true that sometimes emphasis or other stylistic purpose may make repetition useful. See also PERIOD (2); POINT IN TIME.  1
 
 
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