'시간' vs. '틈'
Don't both 시간 and 틈 mean time?

그 긴 시간 틈에
In this phrase, why use both 시간 and 틈?

Question

'시간' vs. '틈'
Don't both 시간 and 틈 mean time?

그 긴 시간 틈에
In this phrase, why use both 시간 and 틈?

Answer

시간 and 틈 both mean "time".

1. 시간 means "time" only
    시간이 없다 - There is no time

2. 틈 means "time" and "space".
    오늘은 틈이 없었다 - There was no time today
    의자와 책상 사이에 틈이 있다 -  There is the space between a chair and a desk.

3. 공간 means "space" only
    저기에는 공간이 없다  - There is no space.

I hope my explanation will be helpful to you :)

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틈 think of it as a gap both in the sense of time & space

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Hi

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In my opinion, 그 긴 시간 틈에 = 그 긴 시간에 roughly same meaning.

From the context, 닫혔던 너의 창에 그 긴 시간 틈에 겨울 가고 봄이와, 틈 is time difference.

I hope you can understand that.