Word: Duration

Pronunciation

/ˌdʒʊrəˈneɪʃən/

Definitions

• Noun: The amount of time something lasts; the period of time during which something continues or exists. For example: “The duration of the movie was two hours.”

Phrases

• “For the duration of”: Throughout the whole period of time that something lasts. Example: “They agreed to stay with us for the duration of their vacation.”
• “Long duration”: Referring to something that lasts an extended period. Example: “The project had a long duration due to its complexity.”
• “Duration risk”: In finance, it refers to the sensitivity of a financial instrument’s price to changes in interest rates.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “The contract has a fixed duration of five years.”
• “Her recovery process took a duration longer than anticipated.”
• “His patience wore thin after a short duration of waiting.”

Synonyms

• Length
• Span
• Time period
• Duration time
• Continuance
• Term
• Stretch
• Spell
• Course (as in ‘the course of events’)
• Incumbency (in specific contexts like a tenure or holding a position)