for any length of time

idiom

: for more than a very small amount of time
I get sick if I ride in the back seat of a car for any length of time.
If you're in town for any length of time, be sure to see the museum.

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Backpack vacuums are simply bigger and heavier, enough to necessitate wearing them on your back to comfortably use them for any length of time. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 Advertisement For anyone who has ever meditated for any length of time, this is self-evident. Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025 Whatever happens next, there is no taking back the decision to pull Kimmel’s show, for any length of time, in response to a coordinated, deliberate attack on him and ABC by Carr and right-wing influencers and podcasters. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 Losing Garcia for any length of time would further stagger an Astros pitching staff that can ill afford any more attrition. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for for any length of time

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“For any length of time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20any%20length%20of%20time. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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