the best/better/greater part of

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: more than half of (something) : most of (something)

It took us the better part of a week to finish the job.

We've been waiting for the best part of an hour.

They live here for the greater part of the year.

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Work wife or shared brain? Jesse Kent and Cornelia Holvbauer have worked together for the best part of a decade. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024 Nieder, for his part, has been obsessed with zero and absence for the better part of a decade. —

Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024 Pumpkin picking and leaf peeping are nice, but Reese Witherspoon just reminded us that wearing the perfect pair of jeans might be the best part of fall. —

Clint Davis, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 For LaMarr, the best part of The Groundlings is the camaraderie. —

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