duration
noun
du·ra·tion
du̇-ˈrā-shən 
also dyu̇-
1
: continuance in time
gradually increase the duration of your workout
2
: the time during which something exists or lasts
were there for the duration of the concert
Examples of duration in a Sentence
You should gradually increase the duration of your workout.
for the whole duration of the speech the bored audience fidgeted
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The weighted average rating is an A and duration is only about a quarter of a year, Kelly said.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of submitting employees’ itineraries for the entirety of the H-1B visa duration to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), employers now only have to offer key information about their employees’ duties and locations of work.
—Sophie Alcorn, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In particular, Koepka emphasized that the TGL fits the new landscape in which people, especially young people, are adapting to products of shorter duration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
However, fitness monitoring apps were more strongly linked to compulsive exercise, likely because of their ability to track exercise frequency, duration, and intensity.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Instead of submitting employees’ itineraries for the entirety of the H-1B visa duration to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), employers now only have to offer key information about their employees’ duties and locations of work.
—Sophie Alcorn, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
In particular, Koepka emphasized that the TGL fits the new landscape in which people, especially young people, are adapting to products of shorter duration.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
However, fitness monitoring apps were more strongly linked to compulsive exercise, likely because of their ability to track exercise frequency, duration, and intensity.
—New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for duration
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“Duration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duration. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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duration
noun
du·ra·tion
d(y)u̇-ˈrā-shən
: the time during which something exists or lasts
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