hourlong

American

[ouuhr-lawng, -long, ou-er-] / ˈaʊərˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ, ˈaʊ ər- /

Or hour-long

adjective

lasting an hour.

an hourlong interview.

hourlong British

/ ˈaʊəˌlɒŋ /

adjective

lasting an hour

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Etymology

Origin of hourlong

First recorded in 1795–1805; hour + long ¹

Example Sentences

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At 10, I was sent to Hebrew school, for an hourlong session four days a week, in preparation for my bar mitzvah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Enough that Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, is willing to sit down with her for an hourlong podcast.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

Indiana paid far less for the labor of more highly skilled workers, for instance, about $75 for hourlong sessions with psychologists at that time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Only four minutes into the hourlong show, Anthropic presenters began bragging about how much enterprise software from Microsoft, Salesforce, Google, Docusign, and others works with Claude agents.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The hourlong episode was action-packed from minute one.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

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