running time
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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, run off at the mouth
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