variants or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows

Examples of hour-long in a Sentence

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SpaceX’s Starship megarocket completed an hour-long test flight Monday before making a fiery splashdown in the Indian Ocean. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025 Over the course of an hour-long interview, the two spoke about the state of the world and how to stay optimistic amid political strife and chaos. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025 As part of the hour-long discussion, Martin also spoke candidly about several low points in his career, including after his book The Armageddon Rag didn’t sell, and how The Twilight Zone and screenwriting pulled him out of it. Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025 Earle-Sears, who has been lagging in polling, immediately began a one-hour-long fusillade on Spanberger once the debate started. Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hour-long

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hour-long was in 1803

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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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