running time

noun

: the duration of a movie, a theatrical performance, or a recording

Examples of running time in a Sentence

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Click the More Info button on a film’s card to view all its details, including streaming resolution, running time, language and subtitle options, a synopsis, Mubi’s editorialized take, a list of awards, and a list of cast and crew members. PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025 Operatic scale and style were also applied to the musical’s most complete recording, from 1988, which has a running time of nearly four hours and features stars including Frederica von Stade, Teresa Stratas and Bruce Hubbard, as Joe. Joshua Barone, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025 The concerto can appear undisciplined and discursive, with a running time of 70 minutes, a medley-like approach to style and a finale that brings in a male choir for a paean to nature. Joshua Barone, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 Zemeckis is trying to sum up the entirety of centuries into a single frame and a short (at least relative to today’s standards) running time, so not all detours will hit the mark. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for running time 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of running time was in 1939

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“Running time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20time. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

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