hourlong

Or hour-long

[ouuhr-lawng, -long, ou-er-]

adjective

1. lasting an hour.

   an hourlong interview.

hourlong

/ ˈaʊəˌlɒŋ /

adjective

1. lasting an hour

Word History and Origins

Origin of hourlong¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; hour + long ¹

Example Sentences

Russian schools now start the week with an hourlong class titled “Conversations about Important Things,” aimed at spreading conservative Russian values among children, according to government documents.

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But such is your fate when you mean so much to a language, a nation, a theater and generations of readers, whose motivations are, quite wisely, articulated during Act 1 of this hourlong program.

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Draining and refilling it every other day was an hourlong process.

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His final, hourlong video, posted Friday, was entitled, “You thought I was gone! Speedrun returns!”

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Kostelnik took his place with the band, and got paid for playing the tambourine for the hourlong set.

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