Meaning & use
duration
The length of time during which something continues or lasts.
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The flight's duration was almost eleven hours, including a brief stop for refueling.
Employees were asked to remain quiet for the duration of the meeting.
A note on using this word
Duration is commonly used in the fixed phrase 'for the duration of,' meaning for the entire time that something lasts.
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