Thesaurus results for LIFETIME

lifetime

noun

ˈlīf-ˌtīm

Definition of lifetime

as in duration

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the lifetime of the camera's batteries was so short we couldn't get through a day trip without having to replace them

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Recent Examples of lifetime Sometimes a once-in-a-lifetime gig comes around a second time. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 Iowa wide receiver Reece Vander Zee hauled in the catch of a lifetime as time expired in The Big House, but don't ask him to recount what exactly went down on the field. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Head Start’s longer-term impacts, meaning those measured over the course of a child’s lifetime, are less clear. — Alexander Thim, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 The lifetime plan includes 200MB of cloud storage and is ad-free. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifetime

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Noun

Two weeks after its record-breaking IPO in mid-June, the space exploration company raised $25 billion in bonds at different durations.

— Seema Mody, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The free trial associated with this subscription will be appended to the standard duration of access.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of duration

Noun

Newer standard mechanical switches, including some Cherry MX2A-series switches rated for 100 million keystrokes, can have lifespans similar to those of contactless options.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Manual renewal processes become untenable as certificates approach 47-day lifespans.

— Amit Sinha, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of lifespan

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Bryan pushed back at the time, arguing that the song spoke to both sides of the aisle and urging fans not to let social media narratives divide them.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
The last time the Congress voted to go to year-round Daylight Saving Time was during the Nixon years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of time

Noun

Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Over time, Buddhism introduced ideas of reincarnation and karmic retribution, linking a person's fate after death to their actions in life.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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