duringpreposition
uk/ˈdʒʊə.rɪŋ/us/ˈdʊr.ɪŋ/during preposition (THROUGH)
A2 from the beginning to the end of a particular period:
They work during the night and sleep by day.
There were huge advances in aviation technology during the Second World War.
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while conjunction
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- The (traffic) congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.
- The work that the students do during the year will count towards their final degrees.
- The city centre's quite lively during the day, but it's totally dead at night.
- You're not allowed to talk during the exam.
- Jean was my roommate during our first year at university.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Simultaneous and consecutive
- accompany
- all the while idiom
- along
- along the way idiom
- alternate
- go
- in tandem idiom
- in the process idiom
- live
- no sooner ... than idiom
- once
- one after another idiom
- over
- synchronous
- tandem
- the minute (that) idiom
- through
- throughout
- together
- under
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during preposition (AT SOME TIME IN)
A2 at some time between the beginning and the end of a period:
I woke up several times during the night.
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- Many buildings were badly damaged during the war.
- A new manager was appointed during her absence.
- Rain will become more general in the southeast during the afternoon.
- The baby generally wakes up three times during the night.
- The girl went missing during a family outing to Mount Snowdon.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Points in time
- anytime
- as
- as and when idiom
- downstream
- hour
- immediately
- in midstream idiom
- juncture
- later
- midstream
- midway
- moment
- occasion
- once
- one
- point
- time
- time slot
- under the wire idiom
- wire