Synonyms for duration
dʊˈreɪ ʃən, dyʊ-du·ra·tion

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1. duration

   Sequence and succession apply to events viewed as following one another; time and duration denote something conceived of as enduring while events take place and acts are done. According to the necessary conditions of human thought, events are contained in time as objects are in space, time existing before the event, measuring it as it passes, and still existing when the event is past. Duration and succession are more general words than time; we can speak of infinite or eternal duration or succession, but time is commonly contrasted with eternity. Time is measured or measurable duration.

   Synonyms:
   age, date, eon, epoch, era, period, season, sequence, succession, term, time, while

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1. duration

   Synonyms:
   period, continuance, term, space, protraction, prolongation

   Antonyms:
   momentariness, instantaneousness, infinity, eternity

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1. duration, continuancenoun

   the period of time during which something continues

   Synonyms:
   continuation, continuance, length

2. duration, continuancenoun

   the property of enduring or continuing in time

   Synonyms:
   continuation, continuance, length

3. duration, lengthnoun

   continuance in time

   "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"

   Synonyms:
   continuance, distance, length

Matched Categories

1. • Temporal Property
   • Time
   • Time Period

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1. durationnoun

   Synonyms:
   continuance (in time), continuation, lastingness, ENDURANCE

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1. List of paraphrases for "duration":

   length, period, term, time, life, lifetime, durations, lifespan, span, durability, periods, sessional, hours

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1. Kristen Knutson:

   The strength of this study is that it is a prospective study, which means short sleep was associated with the development of metabolic syndrome, this is important because the sleep duration was measured before the people had the disease.

2. Luke Skywalker:

   The transits are not regularly spaced in time and they can vary in duration and even depth.

3. Ukrainian Airlines:

   We expect the ban will stay in place for the duration of the winter season at least.

4. Meenu Singh:

   There is information now available that zinc in a higher dose could reduce your cold by a certain duration, but there is an added discomfort of taking lozenges.

5. Amy Janes:

   Factors like genetics, duration of exposure to tobacco, stress, other drug use, and psychiatric or medical disorders can affect treatment success, the effectiveness of a specific treatment may depend on individual differences in factors like brain function and communication between brain regions.