running time

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of running time

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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running time

I’ve also seen much younger viewers cringe at the suggestion of staring at anything rendered in gray scale that has a running time longer than a “Twilight Zone” episode.

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

Across a running time tied to the shifting seasons, pocked by images of breathtaking beauty, Pálmason is after a feeling that only patient observance yields: a lasting reality about the passing of relationships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

In total, Avatar contains "four times as much" music as a standard Hollywood film, says Franglen, with almost the entirety of its 195-minute running time requiring music.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

And the additional running time also allows for two brand new songs -- one of which, "The Girl in the Bubble," sees Ariana Grande's popular, pink-clad heroine Glinda confront her unlikely dark past.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

Hence there would still be forty-one minutes running time to be divided between the eastbound train and the westbound engine.

From The Wreckers by Francis Lynde