running time

noun

Movies. the length or duration, usually expressed in minutes, of a feature film: The running time of the average film is 90–100 minutes.

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Origin of running time

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby running time

running room, running start, running stitch, running story, running text, running time, running title, runny, runnymede, runoff, runoff primary
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Example sentences from the Web for running time

  • Despite the reduction in running-time, wrecks multiplied alarmingly.

    The Iron Ration|George Abel Schreiner