5.102 'during' for periods of time

'During' can be used instead of 'in' with periods of the day, months, seasons, years, decades, and centuries.

• We try to keep people informed by post during September.
• She heated the place during the winter with a huge wood furnace.
• During 1973 an Anti-Imperialist Alliance was formed.
• During the Sixties various levies were imposed.
• During the seventh century incendiary weapons were invented.
• They used to spend the whole Sunday at chapel but most of them behaved shockingly during the week.

5.103

'During' can be used with most event nouns to indicate that one event takes place while another is occurring:

• During his stay in prison, he has written many essays and poems.
• ...trying to boost police morale during a heated battle with rioters.
• The water-holding frog appears above ground only during the brief and infrequent rain storms.
• Some families live in the kitchen during a power cut.
• During the journey I came to like and respect them.