| 100% | LONGTERM | 8 | Not taking place over a short period of time |
| 53% | BRIEFLY | 7 | For a short period of time |
| 50% | NANOSECOND | 10 | Very short period of time / Take ... |
| 49% | FASTING | 7 | Not eating/drinking for a set period of time |
| 48% | MOMENT | 6 | A very short period of time |
| 47% | ERODE | 5 | Wear away over a long period of time |
| 47% | MOMENT | 6 | A very short period of time, an instant |
| 45% | PIGOUT | 6 | To eat a lot in short period of time |
| 44% | STAGGER | 7 | Spread over a period of time |
| 44% | AMASS | 5 | Accumulate over a period of time |
| 44% | LEADON | 6 | Deceive over a period of time |
| 44% | SPELL | 5 | Short period of time |
| 43% | DOWNPOUR | 8 | A short period of heavy rainfall |
| 42% | SPLITSECOND | 11 | Very short period of time |
| 41% | HONE | 4 | Get better or perfect over a period of time |
| 41% | WATCHING | 8 | Observing, looking at over a period of time |
| 41% | RAINFALL | 8 | Amount of precipitation over a timed period |
| 41% | EON | 3 | A massive period of time |
| 41% | YEARS | 5 | A prolonged period of time |
| 41% | EON | 3 | A long period of time |
| 41% | SEC | 3 | Short period of time that’s been made even shorter? |
| 41% | HONE | 4 | Refine a skill over a period of time |
| 41% | EVOLVE | 6 | Develop and change over a period of time |
| 41% | JIFFIES | 7 | Informal word for very short periods of time |
| 40% | YEAR | 4 | Period of time on a calendar |
| 40% | WEEK | 4 | Period of time on a calendar |
| 40% | STINT | 5 | Period of time at a job |
| 40% | NEARTERM | 8 | Period of time not long from now |
| 40% | STIR | 4 | Mix repeatedly over a period of time, so as to avoid "clumping" |
| 39% | ERA | 3 | Period of time often named for a president |