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

Set almost entirely inside a Belgian courthouse and anchored by a near hour-long custody hearing played in real time, the film centers on Alice, a mother fighting to protect her children from their father in a system that keeps shifting scrutiny back onto her. —Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 17 Nov. 2025

The Golf Channel will launch a second season with 41 new hour-long episodes airing every Wednesday morning. —Peter White, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025

The hour-long episode follows Rubble, the pup in the crew who is in charge of construction. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Nov. 2025

Originally, the hour-long episodes of Prime Cuts ran ahead of each Parts Unknown season premiere, featuring a combination of clips from the flagship series with commentary from Bourdain about his travels. —Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025

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