Synonyms of life spans

life spans

noun

plural of life span

as in durations

the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress

I saw no need to pay more for a better-built computer that would just grow obsolete before the end of its life span

Synonyms & Similar Words

• durations
• times
• runs
• lives
• lifetimes
• dates
• spans
• standings
• continuances
• terms
• ages
• stretches
• tours
• tenures
• spells
• longevities
• hitches
• turns
• half-lifes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of life spans

Laboratory studies have shown that rapamycin could extend the life spans of yeast and mice—but, in a recent randomized human trial, older adults on the medication didn’t seem to experience any physical gains. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Within that category, repair emerged as a particularly strong theme, reflecting a growing desire for extending product life spans over continually purchasing new items. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 11 June 2026

This embrace of coal is a short-term fix—extending the life spans of older coal-burning plants rather than spawning a wave of new ones. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 19 May 2026

Her life spans a century of dedication to and passion for all things creative in a lifetime of benefit to and for all. — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

What are the life spans of data centers? — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026

In many-minded terms, an octopus’s natural life spans so many lives that the one-minded might call it unnatural or even schizophrenic. — Mandy-Suzanne Wong, Longreads, 5 Feb. 2026

The concept of Mother Earth or Mother Nature as the center of the universe and source of all life spans Indigenous cultures around the globe. — Melinda Laituri, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026

Steeped in the civil rights movement Norton was born and raised in Washington, and her life spans the arc of the district’s trials and triumphs. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026