duration
nounCA, US /dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · /dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō.
1
An amount of time or a particular time interval.
- The duration of the flight will be about 2 hours 45 minutes.
- She was moaning for the entire duration of the advert break.
2 more examples
- an intermission of 15 minutes' duration
- To make matters worse, we pass through a torrential rainstorm, which makes window-gazing almost impossible, leaving me glad that the trip is less than 30 minutes duration.2022 November 16, Paul Bigland, “From rural branches to high-speed arteries”, in RAIL, number 970, page 55:
2
Not followed by "of" The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.
- Rationing will last at least for the duration.
- Derived terms
- durational, durationless, durative
- Related terms
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