year

last, past

My son has grown so much taller during the last year.

past, preceding, previous, recent

The company's sales have improved significantly compared to the previous year.

current

coming, following, future, next

Next year my family is planning to take a vacation to the beach for two weeks.

consecutive, successive

The team lost five consecutive years before finally winning the championship last season.

alternate

intervening

During the intervening years, she gradually built up her confidence and eventually started her own business.

early, later

My grandmother was very active during her early years as a teacher.

new

My family always makes resolutions on January 1st to start the new year fresh.

final

The final year of high school was exciting and stressful for all the students.

golden, good, happy, memorable, momentous

She spent her happiest years living abroad with her family in Spain.

profitable

bad, hard, lean, poor

peak, record

The company had a record year in sales, surpassing all previous targets.

calendar

leap

academic, school

financial, fiscal, tax

light

My grandmother says she feels light years younger after starting her exercise routine.

election

sabbatical

After teaching for ten years, she took a sabbatical year to travel and recharge.

inter-war, post-war, pre-war, war ~s

Many families struggled to find enough food during the post-war years.

formative, tender ~s

During his tender years, he learned to speak three languages while living abroad with his family.

spend

My sister spent three years studying medicine before she became a doctor.

take

Learning to play the guitar took her five years of daily practice.

celebrate

The whole town celebrated the year they won the championship for the first time.

put on

The stress of moving house has really put years on my mother.

take off

A good haircut can take years off your appearance.

begin, start

end, finish

elapse, go by, pass

Several years passed before she finally returned to her hometown.

run from/to sth

The school year runs from September to July in most countries.

see sth

The 1990s saw the rise of mobile phones in everyday life.

by the ~

We expect to finish the project by the year end.

during the ~

My family visited three different countries during the year.

for a/the ~

She has worked at the same company for the past five years.

in a ~

My daughter will start university in a year and I'm already feeling nervous about it.

in a/the ~

My daughter will start primary school in the next year.

in ~s

I haven't seen my cousin in years, but we finally caught up last week.

over/under a ~

My grandmother has lived in the same house for under a year now.

per ~

The company produces about 500 cars per year at this factory.

throughout the ~

My grandmother visits her grandchildren throughout the year, usually staying for a few weeks at a time.

~s between and /from to

The company struggled during the difficult years between 2008 and 2012.

~ of

My grandmother still talks about the year of the terrible storm that destroyed half the village.

all year long

The garden looks beautiful with flowers blooming all year long.

all (the) year round

The beach is busy with tourists all year round.

the beginning/end/middle/start of the year, be six, etc. years old

My son will be five years old next month.

early/late in the year, a time of year

Spring usually brings warmer weather early in the year.

the turn of the year

Since the turn of the year, she has been trying to get fit by going to the gym twice a week.