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

Every song on the nearly hour-long album contains brief moments that graze brilliance or, in some instances, achieve it. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026

The intimate, hour-long discussion at the Season 15 event was open to ATX TV members, who ranked the Friday Night Lights pilot as one of the best. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 July 2026

The next test flight of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster could take off as soon as Thursday, and much of the hour-long mission will look a lot like the last Starship flight in May. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026

By noon, the investigator said that officers arrived and were met with shots fired at them, starting a nearly two-hour-long standoff. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 July 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