time of year

noun phrase

: period of the year : season
It's unusually hot for this time of year.

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Some Americans are choosing to stay put instead of traveling for Thanksgiving, typically the busiest time of year for airlines, due to the high cost of airline tickets. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Temperatures will cool slightly on Tuesday, reaching about 71 degrees in the metro, still above the 62-degree average for this time of year. — Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 Refiners, incentivized by the ability to make incredible profits due to the shortage, are producing as much fuel as possible even though normally this is the time of year operations slow for routine repairs. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 Coming into contact with Halloween candy is unavoidable this time of year. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for time of year

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“Time of year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20of%20year. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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