hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
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Continuing to work has really helped with that and writing this hour-long special that’s all about motherhood and the struggle to become a mom has helped as well.
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Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
The Passions alum, 48, stars as Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson on CBS' new soap opera Beyond the Gates, the first hour-long soap opera led by a Black cast, and the second Black daytime soap in 35 years (following Generations, which ran from 1989 to 1991).
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The hour-long film will detail the personal toll of going public with their accusations and the backlash from Jackson’s global army of fans.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
In the retelling of the End of the World, Paradise turns itself into a thrilling, relentless, deeply unsettling disaster movie perfectly paced for an hour-long episode of television.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
The Passions alum, 48, stars as Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson on CBS' new soap opera Beyond the Gates, the first hour-long soap opera led by a Black cast, and the second Black daytime soap in 35 years (following Generations, which ran from 1989 to 1991).
—Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The hour-long film will detail the personal toll of going public with their accusations and the backlash from Jackson’s global army of fans.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
In the retelling of the End of the World, Paradise turns itself into a thrilling, relentless, deeply unsettling disaster movie perfectly paced for an hour-long episode of television.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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