weeklong

adjective

week·​long ˈwēk-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce weeklong (audio)
: lasting a week

Examples of weeklong in a Sentence

We attended a weeklong training conference in Atlanta.
Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The Michigan Department of Transportation previously announced a sinkhole that would require about weeklong closures of the ramps to eastbound Interstate 96 from northbound and southbound Southfield Freeway, or M-39. Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025 Five-star point guard Taylen Kinney, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound high school senior from the Overtime Elite program in Atlanta, signed a national letter of intent with Kansas on Wednesday, the first day of the weeklong early signing period, coach Bill Self has announced. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025 Now in its 12th year, The Black List’s Projects Lab provides creative mentorship and professional support to promising screenwriters during a weeklong workshop in Ojai, CA. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025 Once doctors hurriedly removed the dangerous tumor growing on his brain, a weeklong hospital stay, months of therapy, and nearly $250,000 worth of medical expenses followed. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weeklong

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weeklong was in 1847

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Weeklong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weeklong. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!