for any length of time
idiom
: for more than a very small amount of time
I get sick if I ride in the back seat of a car for any length of time.
If you're in town for any length of time, be sure to see the museum.
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Avoid being outside in the peak heat of the day, from 2 to 6 p.m.
Don't leave pets or kids in cars for any length of time.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 18 May 2024
Beyond the difficulty of evaluating five quarterbacks, the situation also begs the question of how many of them will be satisfied sitting on the bench for any length of time at Ohio State, especially with all the NIL money available for star quarterbacks at other places?
—Mitch Stacy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
Professional sport is now a 365-day event that is frightened of pulling into the terminus for any length of time.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
However, there's a problem with living on the moon for any length of time: the weak gravitational field, which is just one-sixth of the value on Earth.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 5 July 2024
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 18 May 2024
Beyond the difficulty of evaluating five quarterbacks, the situation also begs the question of how many of them will be satisfied sitting on the bench for any length of time at Ohio State, especially with all the NIL money available for star quarterbacks at other places?
—Mitch Stacy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
Professional sport is now a 365-day event that is frightened of pulling into the terminus for any length of time.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
However, there's a problem with living on the moon for any length of time: the weak gravitational field, which is just one-sixth of the value on Earth.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 5 July 2024
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“For any length of time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20any%20length%20of%20time. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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