running time

noun

: the duration of a motion picture, a theatrical performance, or a recording

Examples of running time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Unfortunately, this strand nudges things into light action-thriller territory, complicating the story, forcing a predictable rift between the truth-flexible Kelly and Boy Scout-honest Cole, and overextending the film’s running time. —

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024 Even with a running time of almost three hours, Rice doesn't manage to pack everything in, said Dominic Maxwell in The Sunday Times. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 9 May 2024 Winning projects must be at least five minutes in running time, and use for their development new technological and/or open code tools. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 14 June 2024 By comparison, season two debuted in March 2022 with just more than 193 million hours of viewing time globally — but that was for a full season, with a running time more than twice as long as the first half of the current season. —

Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for running time

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