duration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the period of time during which something continues
    continuance.
  2. noun the property of enduring or continuing in time
    continuance.
  3. noun continuance in time
    length.
    • the ceremony was of short duration
    • he complained about the length of time required

WordNet

Du*ra"tion noun
Etymology
OF. duration. See Dure.
Definitions
  1. The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.
    It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should be limited. Macaulay.
    Soon shall have passed our own human duration. D. Webster.

Webster 1913