temporalphrase
nounUK /ˈtɛmpərəl freɪz/
US /ˈtɛmpərəl freɪz/
A group of words that tells when something happens.
In the sentence 'We will meet after lunch,' the words 'after lunch' are a temporal phrase.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A phrase in grammar that functions like an adverb of time.
'Before sunrise' acts as a temporal phrase in the sentence.
3. A sequence of words in a language that refers to a point or period in time.
The temporal phrase 'next week' appears at the end of the sentence.
4. In linguistics, a multi-word unit expressing temporal meaning.
Researchers tagged every temporal phrase in the corpus.