is a type of (narrower)
arrangement of events in time
is an attribute of
existing or coming before
is an attribute of
coming after or following
is an attribute of
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
"early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
is an attribute of
between an earlier and a later period of time
"in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"
is an attribute of
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
"late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"
is an attribute of
earlier than the present time; no longer current
"time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
is an attribute of
temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration
"the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"
is an attribute of
yet to be or coming
"some future historian will evaluate him"