Both the time it will take for a drug to be effective, and the time it will take for it to leave the body completely, depend on a drug's half-life. The half-life is the amount of time necessary for the concentration of the drug in the bloodstream of the body to be reduced by one-half. The time it will take for a drug to reach a steady state, or full effectiveness, in the system is based on that half-life.
Examples of Adverbs. 1  The mad season starts in August. 2  Toby played in the garden. 3  She ran quickly. 4  As it has stopped raining, the game can continue. 5  They dance more gracefully.
a a word or group of words that serves to modify a whole sentence, a verb, another adverb, or an adjective; for example, probably, easily, very, and happily respectively in the sentence They could probably easily envy the very happily married couple. b (as modifier) an adverb marker (Abbrev.) adv.