springtime

[ spring-tahym ]

noun

1. the season of spring.
2. the first or earliest period:

   the springtime of love.

springtime

/ ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm /

noun

1. Also calledspringtideˈsprɪŋˌtaɪd the season of spring
2. the earliest, usually the most attractive, period of the existence of something

Word History and Origins

Origin of springtime¹

First recorded in 1485–95; spring + time

Example Sentences

Typically, the “spring forward” in the springtime, with its accompanying lost hour of sleep, is harder on people’s bodies and has been linked to an uptick in heart attacks and strokes.

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He easily could be starring for top-ranked Texas after a springtime dalliance in which he was courted by the Longhorns during what he described as “a four-day vacation” in the transfer portal.

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As a result, scientists had associated springtime with domoic acid outbreaks.

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But within a few months, at a springtime meet in Los Angeles, he became the first man to throw beyond 77 feet.

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With thousands of students piling into the Petersen in sparkly outfits in April and May, springtime visitors sometimes notice remnants from prom events while trekking through the museum.

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