Duration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the period of time during which something continues

the property of enduring or continuing in time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋkˈoʊdɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/djʊəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djʊəɹˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛŋkˈoʊdɚz/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

continuance length

Parts of Speech

noun	the period of time during which something continues
noun	the property of enduring or continuing in time
noun	continuance in time “the ceremony was of short duration”

Word Forms

continue	verb	exist over a prolonged period of time
continuant	adjective	of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
lengthy	adjective	relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dauer

der Zeitraum, in dem etwas andauert

🇫🇷French

durée

la période de temps pendant laquelle quelque chose continue

🇪🇸Spanish

duración

el período de tiempo durante el cual algo continúa

🇮🇹Italian

durata

il periodo di tempo durante il quale qualcosa continua

🇳🇱Dutch

duur

de periode waarin iets voortduurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

duração

o período de tempo durante o qual algo continua

🇷🇺Russian

продолжительность

период времени, в течение которого что-то продолжается

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवधि

समय की वह अवधि जिसके दौरान कुछ जारी रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সময়কাল

সময়ের সময়কাল যেখানে কিছু চলতে থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

கால அளவு

ஏதாவது தொடரும் காலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యవధి

ఏదో కొనసాగే కాలం

🇮🇳Marathi

कालावधी

कालावधी ज्या दरम्यान काहीतरी चालू राहते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમયગાળો

સમયનો સમયગાળો કે જે દરમિયાન કંઈક ચાલુ રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಧಿ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯುವ ಅವಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാലാവധി

എന്തെങ്കിലും തുടരുന്ന കാലഘട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਆਦ

ਸਮੇਂ ਦੀ ਮਿਆਦ ਜਿਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕੁਝ ਜਾਰੀ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مدت

وقت کی مدت جس کے دوران کچھ جاری رہتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

期间

某事持续的一段时间

🇯🇵Japanese

間隔

何かが続く期間

🇰🇷Korean

지속

어떤 일이 계속되는 기간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoảng thời gian

khoảng thời gian trong đó một cái gì đó tiếp tục

🇹🇭Thai

ระยะเวลา

ระยะเวลาระหว่างที่บางสิ่งดำเนินต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

lamanya

periode waktu di mana sesuatu berlanjut

🇵🇭Filipino

tagal

ang tagal ng panahon kung saan nagpapatuloy ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

tempoh masa

tempoh masa di mana sesuatu berterusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدة

الفترة الزمنية التي يستمر خلالها شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

مدت

دوره زمانی که در طی آن چیزی ادامه دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

süre

bir şeyin devam ettiği süre

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶשֶׁך

פרק הזמן שבו משהו ממשיך

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The primary meaning of 'duration' is 'the period of time during which something continues'.

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'duration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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