for the time being β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
in the course of β If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
affair β If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
episode β An event or a group of events occurring as part of a larger sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation.
accident β An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
act β When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
action β Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
appearance β When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
business β Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
case β A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
celebration β A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
ceremony β A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.
circumstance β The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
crisis β A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
development β Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
thing β (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
advent β In the Christian church, Advent is the period between Advent Sunday, the Sunday closest to the 30th of November, and Christmas Day.
adventure β If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
calamity β A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
catastrophe β A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
chance β If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
coincidence β A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning.
conjuncture β a combination of events, esp a critical one
deed β A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
emergency β A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
function β the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
juncture β a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
marvel β something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel.
