for any length of time

idiom

: for more than a very small amount of time

I get sick if I ride in the back seat of a car for any length of time.

If you're in town for any length of time, be sure to see the museum.

Examples of for any length of time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In previous Doom games, standing still for any length of time often led to instant death. —ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025

Fifty percent of the patients who were boarded for any length of time were 65 and older, the analysis showed. —Devna Bose and Benjamin Thorp, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025

But if Trump’s dramatic bid to remake global trade sticks for any length of time — adding a 34 percent tariff on goods made in China, a 46 percent levy on Vietnam and more — there are few business plans in retail and fashion that won’t have to be thrown out. —Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025

Those of us who have reported for any length of time on the pro-Trump movement are called upon again and again to explain what is happening and why. —David Frum, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for for any length of time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime