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.
period (plural periods) 1  A length of time. 2  A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era. ( 3 now chiefly Canada, US) The punctuation mark â.â (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).