peak period

collocation in English

meaningsofpeakandperiod

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peak
adjective[before noun]
uk
/piːk/us
/piːk/
Peak times are the times when most people are using or ...
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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofpeakandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There are far more people and vehicles on the roads in the afternoonpeakperiodthan in the morning period.
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He said that not only were these off-peak tours showing this sort of trend but thepeakperiodtours as well.
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Thepeakperiodof traffic is becoming concentrated in to an even shorter period than it was before the war.
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This is thepeakperiodof long-term unemployment; that is to say, unemployment of six months or more.
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Thepeakperiodof crime for boys is 13 years of age, and for girls 16 plus.
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Theirpeakperiodof popularity, from 1996-2000, coincided with my coming out.
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In chronology slum clearance in the major cities follows the national pattern for this activity with its emphasis on thepeakperiod.
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The emphasis on redevelopment is shown in the relative concentration of activity in thepeakperiod.
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The reason why autumn was thepeakperiodfor committed walkers to start is open to speculation.
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The cost of illness during 15 days in each month is therefore obtained by multiplying the cost for thepeakperiodby the corresponding weight for that month.
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He said first that it was necessary to spread the load, to flatten out thepeakperiod.
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When thepeakperiodis over, we shall be prepared to look at those prices.
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