length

Examples

• All

• The bigger problem is that the length and focus of the training program may be inadequate.

  Academic text (2015)

• The class sessions were 2 hours and 50 minutes in length and met once a week.

  Academic text (2012)

• You know I believe it's possible to dance on broken glass for some length of time.

  The Pale Blue Eye (2022)

• He'll, he'll talk about this at greater length in later chapters.

• Class sessions were between 40 and 55 minutes in length in both treatment conditions.

  Academic text (2015)

• Based on this experience, students are mainly concerned with the length of writing assignments.

  Academic text (2015)

• Traditionally, training programs were 1 year in length to be eligible for registration.

  Academic text (2015)

• So we've decreased the length of time in between the steps.

• For 52% of those hospitalized, the total per person length of stay was greater than 1 week.

  Academic text (2013)

• I waited a reasonable length of time before making my decision.

Synonyms

D

duration

vslength

104 2.8

How long something lasts

has identical meaning but is an alternate word form

R

running time

vslength

7 3.1

The length of a movie, TV show, or performance from beginning to end

is the broader term for time amount beyond films or shows

Antonyms

S

shortness

1 3.5

A small amount of time or a small distance

Idioms

A

at length

47 4.1

For a long time and in great detail, especially when speaking or writing

A

at arm's length

9 4.8

Keep a distance from someone to avoid getting too close or involved

S

short of a length

7.5

Not long enough to reach what is needed

Compounds

F

full-length

28 3.4

Not shortened, showing the whole film or dress

A

arm's length

• Informal

21 4.5

A safe distance from someone to avoid being close or involved

F

focal length

• Specialized

7 5.5

The distance from a lens to the point where parallel light rays meet

K

knee-length

3 2.9

Long enough to reach the knee, like a dress or coat

B

book-length

1 4.1

About the same length as a normal book

L

length of service

1 3.9

The time someone has worked for a company or in a job there

B

body length

1 2.1

The distance from the head to the feet or tail of a living thing

C

cable's length

• Specialized

1 8.3

A distance at sea equal to about 185 meters

C

cable length

• Specialized

6.3

A sea distance equal to one tenth of a nautical mile, about 185 meters

H

half-length

6.2

A picture or photo showing a person from the waist up

H

half-length

5.6

Made half as long as the original

How Long

a long time

∞ 1.0

length

213 1.0

short-term

225 3.3

moment

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology