hour-long

adjective

ˈau̇(-ə)r-ˈlȯŋ 

variants or less commonly hourlong

: lasting an hour

an hour-long commute

hour-long television shows

Examples of hour-long in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The message throughout the three-hour-long rally was that every conservative voter needs to get out to the polls and select the Republican nominee from the very top of the ticket all the way down. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

This comes ahead of the release of Eat Cookies & Die, his second hour-long stand-up special, on the heels of Comedy Central’s Giggle Fit in 2019. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

Passengers regularly complain on social media about hour-long waits to get into lounges and challenges finding seats once inside. — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026

And then a seven-hour-long GRB came along—acting like a Death Star whose planet-destroying beam refused to switch off—that defied all explanation. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hour-long

• agung
• along
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong
• plainsong
• prolong
• sarong
• tanjong