eternity

Examples

• All

• And after what seemed like an eternity, the little girl collapsed in her arms.

  Fiction book (1991)

• As I waited for my turn in the long line, it felt like an eternity.

• And after what seemed like an eternity, he said, I guess I should go.

• After what seemed like an eternity, he heard the back door open.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Every moment away from you is like an eternity.

  The Chateau Meroux (2011)

• We don't have an eternity to realize our dreams, only the time we are here.

  Fiction book (1998)

• It feels like an eternity of us sitting there having conversations.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• We sat there for an eternity until we walked out of Lear's holding hands.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The phone rang for what felt like an eternity before she picked up with a sleepy hello.

• The exam dragged on for what seemed like an eternity, leaving me anxious and restless.

Synonyms

L

long time

vseternity

∞ 1.0

A period lasting many days or years

is specifically the sense of an annoyingly slow period during waiting

L

lifetime

vseternity

948 1.6

The whole time that a person, animal or thing exists

is about a perceived endless stretch during waiting, not an entire existence

I

infinity

vseternity

94 5.7

A time that never ends

is the felt experience of a long wait, not abstract time beyond measure

P

perpetuity

vseternity

19 9.6

A situation that lasts forever

refers to a moment felt as endless rather than an ongoing condition

F

forever

vseternity

12 1.4

A very long time with no end

focuses on the subjective feeling during waiting rather than objective length

E

endlessness

vseternity

1 6.0

A state of having no end or limit

is used for a felt period during waiting rather than an abstract state

F

foreverness

vseternity

8.3

A state of seeming to last or really lasting without an end

refers to a felt period during waiting rather than an abstract quality

E

everlastingness

vseternity

9.9

A state of lasting forever

applies to a specific perceived stretch of time while enduring

E

eternality

vseternity

8.4

Lasting forever without a beginning or end

is about a single felt period, often during tedious waiting

S

sempiternity

vseternity

• Literature

9.9

A time that never ends

is used for a passing period felt as endless while waiting

Y

years

vseternity

2.6

A very long time that feels much longer than usual

means the same subjective drag but focuses on counted calendar periods

Antonyms

M

moment

∞ 1.0

A very short time or a particular point in time

How Long

eternity

• Informal

63 4.7

day

∞ 1.0

hour

∞ 1.0

minute

∞ 1.0

second

• Specialized

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology