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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The hour-long performance is included with the cruise fare and features several showings per voyage. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025 Most Mondays throughout the season, The Athletic will host an hour-long ‘Inside Newcastle’ live Q&A with subscribers. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Earlier, John Mayer opened with an easygoing, hour-long set interspersed with his moments of virtuoso guitar heat. Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025 There will be an hour-long look back episode on the season and the Final 3 houseguests will begin the first part of the HOH competition. Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2025.

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