during

Definition

Examples

Please silence your phones during the presentation in the main hall.

Collocations

• Easy during the summer vacation
  throughout the duration or course of the summer vacation
• Medium turn off phones during the meeting
  to turn off phones during the meeting, meaning to change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
• Hard during the transition to renewable energy
  throughout the duration or course of the transition to renewable energy
• Very Hard remain resolute during periods of severe hardship
  to remain resolute during periods of severe hardship, meaning to stay the same; remain in a certain state