yearly cycle

Twelve-month revolution

A yearly cycle is any pattern of events or changes that repeats over the course of a year.

Nature follows yearly cycles—seasons turning, animals migrating, plants flowering.

Businesses track yearly cycles of revenue and expenses.

The yearly cycle of holidays structures family life.

Also called an annual cycle.

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spring equinox · equinox · harvest · planting · migration · hibernation · renewal · rhythm · orbit · zodiac · growing season · months · quarters · anniversary · recurring · perennial · annual review · autumn

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temporal scope

yearly cyclecosmic cycle

Repeating universal pattern

daily rhythm · circadian rhythm · weekly cycle · minute-by-minute · instant

cyclical vs. linear time

yearly cyclelinear time

Duration moving one direction

linear progression · arrow of time · chronological sequence · beginning to end

regularity and predictability

yearly cyclerandomness

Lack of predictable pattern

chaos · non-periodic · discontinuous

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year, years, yearly, yearn, cycle, cycles, cyclic, cyclical, cyclically

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