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weeklong

weeklong

11 2.1
Lasting for a whole week
  • adjective
  • /ˈwiːkˌlɔŋ/
translation icon : de una semana
  • She planned a weeklong vacation to the beach with her family next summer.
  • weeklong workshop
  • weeklong trip
  • weeklong event

Examples

  • Teachers can use it as a weeklong science unit or select specific activities for a single classroom session.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The sorority hosts the weeklong series of events during the spring each year.

    Blog text (5)
  • But first, New York City teachers are voting on whether to continue their weeklong strike.

  • Preliminary plans for the weeklong event include:

    Academic text (2008)
  • The young couple has accepted the SNAP Challenge, a weeklong exercise in living on food stamps.

    Blog text (15)
  • During this weeklong stay, these men would gather into small groups and spend their time in private discussions.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • My first project this summer was a weeklong trip to the Catskills for data collection.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Youth in Chicago are going through a weeklong Advanced Training to become Youth Presenters.

    Blog text (27)
  • During her entire weeklong visit, she insisted on staying in our one-bedroom apartment.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The Palestine Festival of Literature, a weeklong celebration, is continuing in various Palestinian cities.

    Blog text (21)

Synonyms

seven-day
vsweeklong
103 1.0

Lasts for seven days

refers to the same span as a single named period

Antonyms

225 3.3

Lasting only for a little time

How Long

monthlong
2 2.8
fortnight
  • UK
24 2.7
weeklong
11 2.1
daylong
4 2.1

Surface Forms

weeklong positive

Morphology

weeklong = week + long (transparent) = week + long

The meaning is directly composed from 'week' + 'long' meaning 'lasting for a week', which is clear to learners.

Etymology

The word weeklong is made from week ('seven days') and long ('lasting'), so it means something that lasts for a whole week.