seasonal change

Nature's quarterly shift

Seasonal change refers to the shift from one season to another—the transition from winter to spring, summer to fall.

The phrase appears in discussions of weather patterns, wildlife behavior, and human activities that follow annual cycles: The seasonal change brought migrating birds back to the region.

It can also describe predictable fluctuations in business or mood: Retail hiring picks up with the seasonal change toward the holidays.

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temporal pattern

seasonal changestasis

State of inactivity

constancy · permanence · invariability · thermal equilibrium · timelessness

rate of change

seasonal changeflash flood

Rapid overflow from storms

tornado · weather anomaly · cold snap · heat wave · freak weather

climate type

seasonal changeeternal spring

Unending vernal season

Family

change, season

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