course
nounmasculineformal/dɨ.ˈkuɾ.su/medium
de·cur·so
Definition
The period of time during which something occurs or develops; passage.
In the course of the investigation, new evidence emerged.
Over the course of the years, the village became a town.
Common collocations
in the course ofduring the course ofover the course of
Etymology
Do latim *decursus, -us* (corrida para baixo, curso).