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- DictionaryDu·ra·tion/do͝orˈāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the time during which something continues: "a flight of over eight hours' duration"
Duration is how long something lasts, from beginning to end. A duration might be long, such as the duration of a lecture series, or short, as the duration of a party. The noun duration has come to mean the length of time one thing takes to be completed.
Definition of duration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DURATION definition: the amount of time that something lasts: . Learn more.
5 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. The duration of an event or state is the time during which it happens or exists . He was given the task of protecting her for the duration of the trial. Courses are of two years' duration. Synonyms: length, time, period, term More Synonyms of duration.
1. Continuance or persistence in time. 2. A period of existence or persistence: sat quietly through the duration of the speech. 3. The number of years required to receive the present value of future payments, both of interest and principle, of a bond, often used as an indicator of a bond's price volatility resulting from changes in interest rates.
the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the ). continuance in time. (in the philosophy of Bergson) a temporal continuum, intuitively known, within which the élan vital operates. See more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English du‧ra‧tion /djʊˈreɪʃən $ dʊ-/ AWL noun [ uncountable] the length of time that something continues The course is of three years’ duration. for the duration (of something) The package includes cycle hire for the duration of your holiday.
