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

Kendrick spoke at length about her first experience behind the camera during the hour-long talk. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

During one of the thrice-weekly classes, attendees have an hour-long discussion with an educator about themes ranging from environmental issues to relationships. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

After waiting out an hour-long rain delay at the start, New York built a 4-1 lead with the help of Mauricio and Lindor's back-to-back home runs in the second. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Should that phase of flight execute nominally, however, SpaceX has slated the half-hour-long Starlink deployment procedure to begin about 10 minutes later. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 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