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trial period

n. a period of time during which someone or something is tested [syn: test period]

Usage examples of "trial period".

Now, though full figures from the trial period arc not yet in, we can already say that apprehension rates will be unproved by orders of magnitude.

He could not fathom why Daneel had trusted him, released him without a trial period of close observation.

She would prove that to him during their serious trial period of living together.

But today we are going to allow two of your people to start their six months' trial period.

She actually found them during their trial period and tried to get him to give up the mating.

Parry said, realizing that it was her desire to see him succeed in his trial period and become permanent that had prompted her to make him choose all his primary attributes—.

Parry said, realizing that it was her desire to see him succeed in his trial period and become permanent that had prompted her to make him choose all his primary attributes-form, title, consort- at the outset.

He was an idiot to cheek his own soul, since he knew it was fifty-fifty and would remain so until his trial period in this office was done.