Definition of reinstate for English Language Learners : to put (someone) back in a job or position that had been taken away : to begin using or dealing with (a law, policy, system, etc.) again
Detailed Synonyms for period of time in English. period of time: period of time [the ~] noun. the period of time the term; the period of time; the period; the space of time; the time; the space term [the ~] noun.
Meaning: A earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret) Classified under: Nouns denoting time and temporal relations. Context example: reporters dug into the candidate's past. Hypernyms (past is a kind of...): period; period of time; time period (an amount of time) Holonyms (past is a part of...):