時期 is read as じき (jiki) and means time.
じき
jiki
いちじき
a period (of time)
どうじき
same time (period)
じきしょうそう
premature
じきてき
timing-wise
じこうきかん
period of prescription
ときおり
sometimes
じかんわり
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable)
じそく
speed (per hour)
じげん
(school) period
じさ
time difference
じこく
time
opportunity