lifetime
The duration of the life of someone or something.
Other meanings
A long period of time.
“I've been waiting a lifetime for a train.”
Synonyms
- lifespan
Related words
- legend in one's own lifetime
- carrier lifetime
- chemical lifetime
- customer lifetime value
- fluorescence lifetime imaging
- life-timer
- lifetime achievement award
- lifetime average daily dose
- lifetime cap
- lifetime employment
- lifetime exposure
- lifetime income tax
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "lyftyme".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lifetime” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.