variants or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows

Examples of hour-long in a Sentence

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The new season comes after the conclusion of Netflix’s seventh installment last fall; season eight will feature 12 hour-long episodes. Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025 Season 8, which spans 12 hour-long episodes, moves the action to Minneapolis, Minn., and premieres Friday, Feb. 14, aka Valentine’s Day. Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 22 Jan. 2025 After an hour-long delay, Sherborne asked for further time to continue discussions. Reuters, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025 In an hour-long interview with the party’s leader Alice Weidel earlier this month, Musk agreed with the wild conspiracy theory that Hitler was a communist. David Gilbert, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hour-long 

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hour-long was in 1803

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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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